Numerical Study on Ring-shape Superconducting Trapped Field Magnet Based on Circuit Model

Abstract

The so-called ring-shape superconducting trapped field magnet has been proved as a potential candidate to replace commercial permanent magnets in practical industrial applications on account of its jointless structure. In this paper, a circuit method based on Bean model, E-J power law and Faraday law has been built to investigate the magnetization mechanism of ring-shape magnet. The field dependent critical current of superconducting materials has been taken into consideration for further optimization. The numerical model was verified by both finite element method (FEM) and experiments. Compared with other methods, the circuit-based simulation method has the advantages of high efficiency, fast speed and wide applicability. On basis of this method, the paper also studied characteristics of ring-shape magnets under different working conditions to provide a guideline for the magnet design.