Our HTS technology
TE Magnetics is a world leader in high temperature superconducting technology. With exceptional facilities and over ten years’ experience, we’ve invested more than $60 million to create ultra-high field HTS technology that is adaptable, scalable, robust, quench-safe, and cost-effective.
Designed and built to be:
Adaptable
Our suite of patented technologies allows us to customise the design of our magnets to meet specific requirements, such as field quality and ramping speed. This includes the creation of UHF magnets that can be ramped up and down quickly without degradation, and applications with rapid or continual changes in magnetic field (e.g. AC applications).
Scalable
Our patented modular ‘pancake’ design allows for cost-effective manufacturing, assembly, testing, and maintenance of magnets of all sizes, from small prototypes to large commercial and industrial applications.
Robust
Our ultra-resilient magnet design includes continuous mechanical support for the current-carrying REBCO layers, exceptional tolerance to tape variability, and strong and reliable connections between each pancake.
Quench-safe
Our magnets are highly resistant to quenching. Even if quench does occur, in the event of a power or cooling failure for example, we ensure that the energy is dissipated uniformly, leaving the magnet undamaged.
Cost-effective / efficient
Our expertise in tape characterization and magnet system placement allows us to optimise field angles for highly efficient tape usage and minimize material costs.
Patented technology
Our technology is protected by over 200 granted patents including:
- Magnet structure and manufacture
- Tape testing, characterisation and joining
- Magnet operation
- Quench management
- Quench detection
- Partial insulation and current sharing
REBCO – the game changing superconductor
Our magnets are wound in parallel using HTS tapes, which are multilayered conductors typically 12mm wide and less than 0.1 mm thick. These tapes are composed primarily of strong and conductive metals, with a crucial thin internal coating of REBCO (Rare Earth Barium Copper Oxide) superconducting material.
REBCO is produced through advanced thin-film deposition techniques, such as MOCVD (metal-organic chemical vapor deposition) or PLD (pulsed laser deposition), using only a very small amount of rare earth elements, over 99% less than is used in conventional permanent magnets.
