The conductor on round core(CORC)cables are fabricated with multilayer high-temperature superconductor tapes,which are helically wound around a circular central former.The large Lorentz force will be generated by the ...The conductor on round core(CORC)cables are fabricated with multilayer high-temperature superconductor tapes,which are helically wound around a circular central former.The large Lorentz force will be generated by the transport current in CORC cables under high magnetic field,which will affect the stress and strain distributions of tapes in the cables and the performance of superconducting tape.This paper establishes a two-dimensional axisymmetric model to analyze the mechanical response of CORC cables subjected to the Lorentz force and analyzes the influence of air gaps on stress and strain distributions inside the cables.The T-A method is used to calculate the distributions of current density,magnetic field and the Lorentz force in CORC cables.The mechanical response of CORC cables is analyzed by applying the Lorentz force as an external load in the mechanical model.The direction of electromagnetic force is analyzed in CORC cables with and without shielding current,and the results show that the shielding current can lead to the concentration of electromagnetic force.The maximum stress and strain occur on both sides of the superconducting tapes in the cables with shielding current.Reducing the size of air gaps can reduce the stress and strain in the superconducting layers.The analysis of mechanical response of CORC cables can play an important role in optimizing the design of CORC cables and improving transmission performance.展开更多
According to engineering experience,the axial shrinkage caused by the refrigerant seriously endangers the performance of long‐distance conductor on round core(CORC)cables.Since outage maintenance of high‐temperature...According to engineering experience,the axial shrinkage caused by the refrigerant seriously endangers the performance of long‐distance conductor on round core(CORC)cables.Since outage maintenance of high‐temperature superconducting(HTS)cables is inevitable,providing appropriate compensation for cyclic temperature is one of the key technologies in the actual application of power cables.Therefore,this paper presents an analytical solution for hollow CORC cables under thermo‐mechanical loads.First,regarded as an axisymmetric composite structure,the radial temperature distribution of CORC cable under Dirichlet boundary or mixed boundary conditions was calculated.Then,assuming cable ends were axially fixed,a recursive method without variables is used to evaluate its displacement,strains,and stresses.Then,an algebraic method with axial strain as a variable is developed to analyze the mechanical behavior of the CORC cable more directly.Finally,concluded from the above derivation,a matrix equation is constructed based on continuity equations and boundary conditions,which applies to isotropic and orthotropic materials with orientations.Calculation results show that the analytical solution agrees with finite element method(FEM)results.Compared to the trial results of a 360 m CORC cable,the calculation error of axial shrinkage is within 1.63 cm,and the relative error is within 6.1%.In addition,the recursive method is the fastest to calculate axial strain,while the matrix method has a significant efficiency advantage in calculating the stresses and strains of each layer.展开更多
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U2241267,11872195 and 12172155)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.lzujbky-2022-48).
文摘The conductor on round core(CORC)cables are fabricated with multilayer high-temperature superconductor tapes,which are helically wound around a circular central former.The large Lorentz force will be generated by the transport current in CORC cables under high magnetic field,which will affect the stress and strain distributions of tapes in the cables and the performance of superconducting tape.This paper establishes a two-dimensional axisymmetric model to analyze the mechanical response of CORC cables subjected to the Lorentz force and analyzes the influence of air gaps on stress and strain distributions inside the cables.The T-A method is used to calculate the distributions of current density,magnetic field and the Lorentz force in CORC cables.The mechanical response of CORC cables is analyzed by applying the Lorentz force as an external load in the mechanical model.The direction of electromagnetic force is analyzed in CORC cables with and without shielding current,and the results show that the shielding current can lead to the concentration of electromagnetic force.The maximum stress and strain occur on both sides of the superconducting tapes in the cables with shielding current.Reducing the size of air gaps can reduce the stress and strain in the superconducting layers.The analysis of mechanical response of CORC cables can play an important role in optimizing the design of CORC cables and improving transmission performance.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant 2018YFA0704300.
文摘According to engineering experience,the axial shrinkage caused by the refrigerant seriously endangers the performance of long‐distance conductor on round core(CORC)cables.Since outage maintenance of high‐temperature superconducting(HTS)cables is inevitable,providing appropriate compensation for cyclic temperature is one of the key technologies in the actual application of power cables.Therefore,this paper presents an analytical solution for hollow CORC cables under thermo‐mechanical loads.First,regarded as an axisymmetric composite structure,the radial temperature distribution of CORC cable under Dirichlet boundary or mixed boundary conditions was calculated.Then,assuming cable ends were axially fixed,a recursive method without variables is used to evaluate its displacement,strains,and stresses.Then,an algebraic method with axial strain as a variable is developed to analyze the mechanical behavior of the CORC cable more directly.Finally,concluded from the above derivation,a matrix equation is constructed based on continuity equations and boundary conditions,which applies to isotropic and orthotropic materials with orientations.Calculation results show that the analytical solution agrees with finite element method(FEM)results.Compared to the trial results of a 360 m CORC cable,the calculation error of axial shrinkage is within 1.63 cm,and the relative error is within 6.1%.In addition,the recursive method is the fastest to calculate axial strain,while the matrix method has a significant efficiency advantage in calculating the stresses and strains of each layer.
