Investigation of degradation mechanisms in CICCs

JackPot: A novel model to study the influence of current non-uniformity and cabling patterns in cable-in-conduit conductors

“…Where some studies use measurements to prove that current non-uniformity exists in ITER CICC short samples [1][2][3], others resort to simulations [4][5][6]. None of these studies were able to provide a definite quantitative answer on the origin of the measured anomalous phenomena, often attributed to joint non-uniformity, nor were they able to exclude other possible causes, such as Nb 3 Sn strand degradation [7,8].…”