Progress in the Construction of a 20 T REBCO Insert Coil for High-Field All-Superconducting Magnets

On the basis of 24 T magnet, the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences are developing 35 T all superconducting magnet. The magnet was designed as a combination of 20 T REBCO insert coil and a 15 T 150 mm low temperature superconductor background magnet. The 20 T insert coil consists of two coils nested together. NI winding technology is applied to coil 1 to increase its current density. The 50 μm thick Hastelloy tapes will be used to co-wind with REBCO tapes of the coil 2 to further improve its over-all mechanical strength. Electromagnetic analysis shows that the maximum ratio of operating current to the critical current of coil 1 and coil 2 is 0.63 and 0.37 respectively. A more accurate model for calculating strain considering screening current is under study. The inner joint is applied to the coil 1 to avoid in-plane bending of REBCO tape, and the detailed preparation method is given in the paper. The winding and preliminary testing of all double pancakes of coil 1 have been completed, and the winding of coil 2 is in progress. This magnet is planned to be assembled and tested in 2021.