Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Full-Scale HTS Coil for a 10 MW HTS Wind Power Generator

The authors have proposed a performance evaluation system (PES) for large-scale high temperature superconducting (HTS) wind power generators, which produces strong electromagnetic force and high torque due to the high excitation current and the high magnetic load of the machine, based on the computer simulation results. The PES can physically test the structural stability of HTS coils and armatures against high torque and the effect of the magnetic field before mounting the HTS coil on the generator. This paper deals with the design, fabrication, and performance testing of a full-scale HTS coil to be installed in the PES, a performance analysis system for a 10 MW HTS wind power generator. The HTS coil with metal-insulation consists of four racetrack-type single coils with 310 turns per layer. The manufactured HTS coil was tested at 77 K with and without an iron-core. As a result, the critical currents of the tested HTS coils with and without the iron-core were 90 A and 106 A, respectively. Compared to the simulation results, it was found that the magnitude of the magnetic field was the same. These results will be effectively used to study and fabricate high magnetic field coils for HTS applications, as well as the PES being fabricated.