The development of long length YBCO coated conductors for military and commercial utility applications will require conductors with low AC losses and high engineering current densities. This proposal will investigate textured substrate approaches thatwill result in HTS conductors with… More

60325 For future high field (15T+) dipole magnets, such as those used in high energy physics research, there is a need for higher performance superconductors like Nb-Sn-Ta, but at a cost close to the price of conventional NbTi wires. Recent powder metallurgy work in Japan has shown very… More

60325 For future high field (15T+) dipole magnets, such as those used in high energy physics research, there is a need for higher performance superconductors like Nb-Sn-Ta, but at a cost close to the price of conventional NbTi wires. Recent powder metallurgy work in Japan has shown very… More

70883 Future high field (15T+) dipole magnets, needed for high energy physics experiments, will require higher performance superconductors with long piece lengths to reduce the cost of these conductors. Nb3Al superconductors can fulfill this need, and this project will configure this wire as… More

70884 Future high field (15T+) dipole magnets, needed for high energy physics experiments, will require higher performance superconductors in longer length and with lower cost. The use of powder metallurgy technology in the manufacture of Nb3Sn superconductor' offers the potential for lower… More

"New high power airborne and mobile military systems will require megawatts of electrical power produced by very lightweight power sources. The majority of these new systems will require multi-megawatts of power delivered at very high-voltages.Generators will not be able to directly produce the… More

"New high power airborne and mobile military systems will require megawatts of electrical power produced by very lightweight power sources. The majority of these new systems will require multi-megawatts of power and require very high load voltages.Superconducting technology can allow generators… More

New high power airborne, and space military systems can benefit from magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generating systems capable of delivering megawatt levels of electric power. MHD generators and other military components such as transformers, rotatinggenerators, and rf source magnets can benefit from… More

The Air Force has recognized that the use of high temperature superconductors offers a great opportunity to reduce the weight and size of airborne power systems. There are several emerging airborne systems that will require large amounts of electricalpower while placing severe limitations on the… More

72192S03-I Future high field (15+) dipole magnets will require superconductors with high current density and lower cost. These objectives could be accomplished by increasing the current density and lowering the fabrication cost of NbSn subelements. The Phase I project will develop technology for… More

Currently, power electronic systems, for the Navy results in systems that are 10 times too large and heavy. The passive components such as inductors, reactors, and transformers take up a considerable percentage of the weight and volume. Superconductingpassive components can dramatically reduce the… More

72192-Future high field (15+T) dipole magnets will require superconductors with high current density and lower costs. This project will develop technology for lowering the cost of the Nb/Cu filaments that go into the internal-Sn subelments and for increasing the Nb/Cu ratio of these filaments. … More

Superconducting 3-30 MVA transformers for the Navy will have reduced size and weight, lower AC losses, and be liquid cryogen free. The smaller size and lower weight will have benefits in increasing capacity in limited ship spaces or reducing the area requirements for existing capacities. In… More

The Air Force is currently pursuing the development of high temperature superconducting airborne generators, and air core transformers. Coated YBCO superconductors can enable these applications. More needs to be known about the stability of these YBCO coated superconductors when wound into coils,… More

For electric propulsion systems for large aircraft it is desirable to have very light weight electric motors. Cryogenic motors offer much lighter weight than conventional iron room temperature motors. Superconducting cryogenic motors can offer much more lighter weight motors than just cryogenically… More

The Air Force is currently pursuing the development of directed weapons using high frequency gyrotrons. Present systems use coils made with niobium titanium superconducting wire operating at 4 K with a cryocooler. Light weight magnesium diboride superconductor wire offers the potential of the… More

The Air Force is currently pursuing the development of high temperature superconducting generators. Coated YBCO superconductor tape is a strong candidate to enable this application. These generators for the Air Force will operate up to several hundred hertz. This SBIR Phase I investigates… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project is to demonstrate superconducting open MRI systems that are higher performance, 0.5T and greater, that is lower cost than 0.4T permanent magnet MRI systems. The development of these lower cost systems will enable MRI systems to be more widely used… More

75980-Lower cost Nb3Sn superconductors are required for such fusion projects as the International Tokamak Experimental Reactor. This could be achieved by reducing the percentage of Nb in each strand; however, the challenge is to assure that the strand still can meet the high current density… More

The recent development of magnesium diboride superconducting wires makes possible the potential to have much lighter weight superconducting coils for heavy aircraft motors than with any other potential metal or ceramic superconductor. The magnesium diboride superconductor can be cooled to 20 K by… More

The Air Force is currently pursuing the development of high temperature superconducting generators. Coated YBCO superconductor tape is a strong candidate to enable this application for rotor coils. There is the concern that it might be difficult to detect if a quench is occurring in a YBCO coated… More

79464S Magnesium diboride (MgB2) is an emerging superconductor material, which offers the possibility of fabrication into multifilamentary strands from inexpensive starting materials using relatively conventional metalworking processes. However, in order to be useful for high energy physics (HEP)… More

The Navy is currently pursuing the development of high temperature superconducting components such as transformers and inductors to reduce the size and weight of these components onboard ships. Coated YBCO superconductor tape is a strong candidate to enable these applications. These components for… More

For Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerators(ADR's) for space it is desirable to have very light weight, small diameter, high current density superconducting wires that can operate at temperatures in the 10-30 K range. Magnesium diboride, a light-weight superconductor wire is the ideal candidate… More

Magnesium diboride (MgB2) is an emerging superconductor material, which offers the possibility of fabrication into multifilamentary strands from inexpensive starting materials using conventional metalworking processes. However, in order to be useful for high energy physics (HEP) applications,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We are developing a low cost superconductor wire that can operate in the 4-30 K range compared to traditional metal superconductors for MRIs that operate at only 4 K. This will enable a lower cost MRI and a lower per patient cost to do a MRI analysis. The MRI… More

Many are pursuing the development of electric propulsion systems for large aircraft due to the potential of being cleaner, quieter, lighter, and more versatile than current platforms and because the use of liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel in these systems decreases our dependence on petroleum. It is… More

For Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerators (ADRs) in space applications, it is desirable to have very light weight, small diameter, high current density superconducting wires that can operate at temperatures in the 10-30 K range, specifically with engineering current densities in the 50,000-100,000… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term objective of this Fast Track Phase I and Phase II is to develop a low cost high field superconductor that can enable cost effective 6-8 tesla clinical MRI systems for every day use. This will benefit the public for MRI applications that require high… More

The positron supply for the International Linear Collider (ILC) will be generated by shining a 285 kW beam of 10.7 MeV photons onto a metallic target. The photons themselves are to be generated from a series of 100 2-meter-long, short-period, double-helical undulator units. This project will… More

The DOE is seeking superconductor technologies in support of magnets for use in accelerators, storage rings, and charged-particle beam-transport systems. Magnesium diboride (MgB2), an emerging superconductor material, offers the possibility of fabrication into multifilamentary strand from… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In an effort to meet the current and projected needs for increased reliance on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in clinical diagnoses, this Phase I - Phase II Fast Track proposal addresses the specific aim of providing an open-access, low-field, high- resolution… More

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Superconductor technologies in support of magnets are needed for use in accelerators, storage rings and charged particle beam transport systems. Magnesium diboride (MgB2), as an emerging superconductor material, offers the possibility of fabrication into multifilament strand from inexpensive… More

This project will design and construct a short-period helical undulator for the International Linear Collider (ILC). An extensive technological research and development program will be initiated to manufacture and test several undulator prototypes wound with advanced superconducting strand. In the… More

The development of magnesium diboride (MgB2) superconducting wires makes possible the potential to have much lighter weight superconducting stator and rotor coils for heavy aircraft motors and generators than with any other metal or ceramic superconductor. The MgB2 superconductor can be cooled to… More

Nb3Sn superconducting strands, used in magnets for high energy physics experiments, are heat treated at reduced temperatures and for reduced times, to enable a Relative Resistance Ratio (RRR) greater than 50 in the strand and stability at low fields. This practice reduces the non-copper Jc by… More

Advanced superconductors are needed in support of the magnets used in accelerators, storage rings, and charged particle beam transport systems. MgB2, an emerging superconductor material, offers the possibility of fabricating long-length multifilamentary strands and cables from inexpensive starting… More

Work has started worldwide for the design of an advanced fusion project beyond the presently funded ITER demonstration. The future fusion reactor design will require lower cost, much higher performing superconductor wires in the 14-20 T range. This higher performing strand will require a new… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Progress toward full development of ViewRay's Renaissance System 1000 MRI image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system is being threatened by the growing shortage of helium worldwide. This pioneering technology is aime d at treating cancerous tumors in the… More

The DOE Office of High Energy Physics (HEP) seeks superconductor development technologies in support of magnets for use in accelerators, storage rings and charged particle beam transport systems. HEP is interested in improved current lead and current distribution systems based on high-temperature… More

The goal of the research is the design and construction of a short-period helical undulator for the International Linear Collider (ILC) thereby addressing a specified accelerator-technology requirement. The positron supply for the ILC will be generated by shining a 285 kW beam of 10 MeV photons onto… More

The DOE Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) seeks innovative and advanced superconducting materials that have a high potential for improved conductor performance and low fabrication costs to achieve safe, reliable, economic, and environmentally-benign operation of fusion energy systems. OFES is… More

This proposal is in answer to Topic 55, Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems, subtopic (c) Superconducting Magnets and Materials. Work has started worldwide for the design of an advanced fusion project beyond the present funded ITER demonstration. The future fusion reactor… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Progress toward full development of ViewRay's Renaissance System 1000 MRI image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) system is being threatened by the growing shortage of helium worldwide. This pioneering technology is aimed at treating cancerous tumors in the… More

In Phase I, we propose to model, design and wind, using state-of-the-art tube-type Nb3Sn wire, a short demonstration undulator in the form of a planar coil set, and to measure its electromagnetic properties in a variable temperature cryostat paying particular attention to temperatures above 4.2 K.… More

This proposal is submitted in response to the SBIR/STTR High Energy Physics Solicitation Topic 64(a). High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders, (a) High-Field Superconducting Wire Technologies for Magnets. The need is for strands that can… More

This proposal is submitted in response to the SBIR/STTR High Energy Physics Solicitation Topic 64(a). High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders, (a) High-Field Superconducting Wire Technologies for Magnets. The need is for strands that can… More

This proposal is in answer to Topic 68, Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems, subtopic (c) Superconducting Magnets and Materials. Work has started worldwide for the design of an advanced fusion project beyond the present funded ITER demonstration. The future fusion reactor… More

The goal of this research is the design and construction of short-period helical undulators for the International Linear Collider (ILC) thereby addressing a specified accelerator-technology requirement. The positron supply for the ILC will be generated by shining a 285 kW beam of 10 MeV photons onto… More

These requirements demand that the undulators have short periods (around 1.5 cm) and high peak magnetic fields (around 1.6 tesla). For the windings of such undulators the solicitation also requests the use of new superconducting materials such as improved Nb3Sn superconductors and high temperature… More

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) under Topic 11 ADVANCED SOURCES FOR ACCELERATOR FACILITIES Subtopic (b), Undulator Radiation Sources, is seeking superconducting undulators that can generate tunable (i.e. variable field) mono- chromatic x-ray beams in … More

This proposal is submitted in response to the SBIR/STTR High Energy Physics Solicitation Topic 30(a). High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders, (a) High-Field Superconducting Wire Technologies for Magnets. The need is for strands that can… More