Hybrid conformal REBCO dipole for a next hadron collider

Abstract

A strategy is presented by which a tape-stack REBCO cable may be configured in a conformal winding in such a way that all tape faces are ~parallel to B thorughout the winding, yielding ~3x more current performance than is possible in conventional REBCO cables. A method for dynamic current sharing is discussed, in which current would naturally re-distribute among the tapes of each cable as the winding current is increased without inducing premature quench. A dipole geometry is presented in which a conformal REBCO insert winding is configured within a cable-in-conduit Nb3Sn outsert winding so that the sub-windings can be separately fabricated, and then assembled in a common structure and preloaded for effective stress management. The total cost of superconductor in this dipole is likely a minimum among the design options for 18 T. Plans for development of the coil technologies and a model dipole are presented.