A superconducting switch using induced current in the closed loop circuit

G Li, C Li, Y **n, B Li - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Superconducting magnets have been applied in many fields because of the high magnetic
field and the low loss. In order to energize superconducting magnets and operate them in …

[HTML][HTML] A full-wave HTS flux pump using a feedback control system

JHP Rice, BPP Mallett, DA Moseley, A Petrov, H Zhang… - Superconductivity, 2023 - Elsevier
Transformer-rectifier flux pumps are DC superconducting power supplies capable of
charging superconducting magnets to high currents and stored magnetic energies. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Design and initial test results of a space-bound flux pump to energize the Hēki mission's superconducting magnet

BPP Mallett, J Clarke, T Endo, M Goddard-Winchester… - Superconductivity, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite repeated proposals to utilize superconducting magnets in space since at least the
1970s, examples of their use remain scant. One of the technical challenges is to maintain …

Design of a superconducting magnet for space propulsion on the international space station

JR Olatunji, M Goddard-Winchester… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Applied-field magnetoplasmadynamic (AF-MPD) thrusters are a form of high-power in-space
electric propulsion for satellites and spacecraft, offering high-efficiency and high-specific …

Hēki: A high temperature superconductor technology demonstration mission to the international space station

R Pollock, J Głowacki… - 2024 IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-temperature superconducting (HTS) electromagnets have been identified as a key
enabling technology for many new applications in space such as radiation shielding, electric …

A full-bridge flux pump using two switches: numerical model and experimental prototype

C Li, G Li, Y **n, B Li - Superconductor Science and Technology, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
High-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets are promising in high field applications.
However, due to inevitable joint resistance and flux creep, HTS magnets still face challenges …

Current-sharing behaviour of single-phase HTS transformers with stacked-tape cables

JHP Rice, DA Moseley, A Petrov… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The performance of HTS transformers is integral to predictability of outputs in HTS
transformer-rectifier flux pumps. To date, little attention has been given to compact HTS …

A full-wave high-Tc superconducting transformer-rectifier flux pump activated with two electromagnets

Y Lin, C Hu, Z Yang, Y Tan, J Geng - … Science and Technology, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
High-Tc superconducting (HTS) transformer-rectifier flux pumps (TRFPs) normally have
higher efficiency and better controllability than their travelling-wave based counterparts …

[HTML][HTML] Hēki: A superconducting magnet for space propulsion on the International space Station–Pathfinder design and experimental thermal testing

J Olatunji, N Strickland, M Goddard-Winchester… - Superconductivity, 2024 - Elsevier
Applied-field magnetoplasmadynamic (AF-MPD) thrusters are a high-power electric
propulsion solution for satellites and spacecraft, offering high efficiency, high specific …