Effect of mechanical loading on the I/sub c/ degradation behavior of Bi-2223 tapes

During the winding process of HTS coils the tapes of Bi-2223 are subjected to the influence of bending strain, axial strain, compressive force and torsional deformation resulting in I/sub c/ degradation. In the literature the effects of the individual strain components are separately analyzed in spite of during coil winding and energizing the strain-stress effects are combined. In this work using commercial tapes of Bi-2223 Ag/AgMg with and without stainless steel reinforcement several samples were wound on cylindrical FRP G-10 holder in which different combined strains are applied. Measurements of I-V characteristic curves are done to determine the degree of critical current degradation and the operational limits. The results are compared with the I/sub c/ values of short samples and other specimens subjected to deformation generated by loading types such as tensile and bending strain.