Transformer-based Measurement of Critical Currents in Superconducting Cables

Superconductivity is a technology with a declared interest in several fields of physics and engineering. Nowadays, superconducting cables [1] are largely exploited in fields such as particle colliders [2] and medical machines [3]. The generation of electrical energy with tokamaks [4] is a further application of low-temperature superconductivity as well. Moreover, the promises arising from High Temperature Superconductors (Tc>77 K) would extend the range of application, for instance, to power distribution [5]-[6].