Self-field hysteresis loss in periodically arranged superconducting strips

The magnetic field and current distributions inside superconducting strips arranged in a z-stack and an x-array are calculated analytically using the transformation method proposed by Mawatari for the case where a transport current is passed through the strips. The magnetic field distributions are use a to calculate the self-field ac hysteresis losses of both the z-stack and the x-array. The self-field ac hysteresis loss of the z-stack is always larger than the loss of the x-array. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.