Abstract and subjects
Measurements of AC losses in high temperature superconducting (HTS) coils wound from two different types of YBa2Cu3O7 (YBCO) coated conductors are reported. AC loss measurements by different arrangements of voltage loops and pick-up coils were investigated to propose accurate and convenient techniques to measure the AC losses in HTS coils, especially for large coils with the measurement signals significantly higher than the input range of typical lock-in amplifiers. A new and simple sub-cooling technique with an open liquid nitrogen bath was developed to measure AC losses in the sample coils at variable temperatures between 65 and 77 K. The temperature dependence of the losses in these coils was qualitatively explained based on the data on transport and magnetization AC losses in isolated tapes at variable temperatures.