Total AC loss characteristics of untwisted and twisted Bi-2223 multifilamentary tapes and interaction between self and external magnetic fields

The authors have electrically measured the total AC losses of untwisted and twisted Bi-2223 multifilamentary tapes in AC parallel and perpendicular transverse magnetic fields. The magnetization and transport losses in the untwisted and twisted Bi-2223 multifilamentary tapes carrying an AC transport current in AC parallel and perpendicular transverse magnetic fields were measured independently to obtain the total AC loss. The total AC losses of both the untwisted and twisted Bi-2223 multifilamentary tapes in a parallel transverse magnetic field are approximately equal to the sum of the transport loss without the external magnetic field and the magnetization loss without the transport current. In particular, the total AC loss of the twisted tape in a parallel transverse magnetic field is in good agreement with this sum. On the other hand, the total AC losses of both the untwisted and twisted Bi-2223 multifilamentary tapes in a perpendicular transverse magnetic field are larger than the sum of the transport loss without any external magnetic field and the magnetization loss without transport current. The total AC loss of the twisted tape in a parallel transverse magnetic field can be predicted by the sum of the magnetization loss using the slab model for an equivalent filament thickness and the transport loss given by Norris for a superconductor with an elliptical cross section.