SHUNT PROTECTION FOR SUPERCONDUCTING MAGLEV MAGNETS
Abstract Closely coupled, short-circuited shunt coils are proposed for quench protection of super-conducting Maglev magnets which use high resistance, matrix composite conductors. It is shown that, by suitable design, the shunts can reduce ac losses and that the changing currents during magnet energization or vehicle lift off and landing can be tolerated.
High‐efficiency flux pump power supply using inductive current transfer
A superconducting flux pump power supply of the transformer–rectifier type is described. Load current commutation between gates is by transformer primary current control. A simple, inexpensive system of generating the required control waveforms is outlined. Results of load magnet charging tests to currents of 500 A are given and are consistent with calculated performance.
PULSE: a high-repetition-rate linac driver for x-ray FELs
We describe a staged concept for a linac-based freeelectron laser providing coherent tuneable VUV and soft X-ray output with pulse lengths down to 10 fs or less. Use of 1.3 GHz cryomodules operated with CW RF will allow flexible pulse patterns at potentially very high repetition rates up to 1 MHz. We consider the options for FELs that may be included in a facility of this type.