Numerical analysis of quench in coated conductors with defects

• Main Authors: Wenbin Liu, Huadong Yong, Youhe Zhou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2016-09-01
• Series: AIP Advances
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4963794

When the superconductor is subjected to local thermal perturbations, a large amount of joule heat may be generated in the conductor, which may lead to a quench. In a quench event, a normal zone irreversibly spreads throughout the conductor leading to failure of the superconducting device. In this paper, we will discuss the one-dimensional quench behavior in the coated conductors with internal defects or interface defects. Based on the numerical procedure given in the previous works, the normal zone propagation is studied by using the finite difference method. The numerical results are presented to discuss the normal zone propagation. We consider the effect of internal defect on the nonuniform temperature propagation. For the conductor with interface defects, it can be found that the normal zone propagation velocity is increased by defects.