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Overview

Rodney A. Badcock is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in subfields such as Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics of Rodney A. Badcock's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Superconducting Materials and Applications, Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys, Frequency Control in Power Systems, HVDC Systems and Fault Protection, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, and Magnetic and Transport Properties of Perovskites and Related Materials.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Zhenan Jiang
  • Dominic A. Moseley
  • Chris W. Bumby
  • Jin Fang
  • Nicholas J. Long

Rodney A. Badcock has published extensively, with numerous papers appearing in top research venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (36 publications)
  • Superconductor Science and Technology (31 publications)
  • Superconductivity (9 publications)
  • IEEE Access (6 publications)
  • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering (5 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

  • "VIPER: an industrially scalable high-current high-temperature superconductor cable," 2020, Superconductor Science and Technology
  • "Fiber optic quench detection for large-scale HTS magnets demonstrated on VIPER cable during high-fidelity testing at the SULTAN facility," 2021, Superconductor Science and Technology
  • "Maximising the current output from a self-switching kA-class rectifier flux pump," 2020, Superconductor Science and Technology
  • "The transient voltage response of ReBCO coated conductors exhibiting dynamic resistance," 2020, Superconductor Science and Technology
  • "Finite-element modelling of no-insulation HTS coils using rotated anisotropic resistivity," 2020, Superconductor Science and Technology

Best Publications

  • VIPER: an industrially scalable high-current high-temperature superconductor cable

    Zachary S Hartwig;Rui F Vieira;Brandon N Sorbom;Rodney A Badcock

  • Monitor for an optical fibre and multi-guide optical fibre circuits and methods of making them

    Rodney Badcock;Ian Giles;Shafig Parwaz

  • The use of 0-3 piezocomposite embedded Lamb wave sensors for detection of damage in advanced fibre composites

    R A Badcock;E A Birt

  • Fabrication of intrinsic fibre Fabry–Perot sensors in silica fibres using hydrofluoric acid etching

    V.R. Machavaram;R.A. Badcock;G.F. Fernando

  • Development of a brushless HTS exciter for a 10 kW HTS synchronous generator

    Chris W Bumby;Rodney A Badcock;Hae-Jin Sung;Kwang-Min Kim

  • Triboluminescent damage sensors

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  • Progress in the Manufacture of Long Length YBCO Roebel Cables

    R.A. Badcock;N.J. Long;M. Mulholland;S. Hellmann

  • Methodology and integrity monitoring of foundation concrete piles using Bragg grating optical fibre sensors

    G. Kister;D. Winter;Y.M. Gebremichael;J. Leighton

  • Anomalous open-circuit voltage from a high-Tc superconducting dynamo

    C. W. Bumby;Zhenan Jiang;J. G. Storey;A. E. Pantoja

  • Impact of flux gap upon dynamic resistance of a rotating HTS flux pump

    Zhenan Jiang;Chris W Bumby;Rodney A Badcock;Hae-Jin Sung

  • A novel ultrasound fibre optic sensor based on a fused-tapered optical fibre coupler

    R Chen;G F Fernando;T Butler;R A Badcock

  • An intensity-based optical fibre sensor for fatigue damage detection in advanced fibre-reinforced composites

    R A Badcock;G F Fernando

  • Narrow strand YBCO Roebel cable for lowered AC loss

    N J Long;R Badcock;P Beck;M Mulholl

  • Fiber optic quench detection for large-scale HTS magnets demonstrated on VIPER cable during high-fidelity testing at the SULTAN facility

    Erica Elizabeth Salazar;Rodney Alan Badcock;Marta Bajko;Bernardo Castaldo

  • Development of YBCO Roebel cables for high current transport and low AC loss applications

    N J Long;R A Badcock;K Hamilton;A Wright

  • Origin of the DC output voltage from a high-Tc superconducting dynamo

    R. C. Mataira;M. D. Ainslie;R. A. Badcock;C. W. Bumby

  • Optimizing the sensitivity of palladium based hydrogen sensors

    Maximilian Fisser;Rodney A. Badcock;Paul D. Teal;Arvid Hunze

  • The transient voltage response of ReBCO coated conductors exhibiting dynamic resistance

    J M Brooks;M D Ainslie;Zhenan Jiang;A E Pantoja

  • Design of a single-phase 6.5 MVA/25 kV superconducting traction transformer for the Chinese Fuxing high-speed train

    Wenjuan Song;Wenjuan Song;Wenjuan Song;Zhenan Jiang;Mike Staines;Rodney A. Badcock

  • AC loss simulation in a HTS 3-Phase 1 MVA transformer using H formulation

    Wenjuan Song;Wenjuan Song;Zhenan Jiang;Xingyou Zhang;Mike Staines

  • Superconducting AC Homopolar Machines for High-Speed Applications

    Swarn Kalsi;Kent Hamilton;Robert George Buckley;Rodney Alan Badcock

  • Transport AC loss characteristics of a nine strand YBCO Roebel cable

    Zhenan Jiang;R A Badcock;N J Long;Mike Staines

  • Structural health monitoring of a composite bridge using Bragg grating sensors. Part 1: Evaluation of adhesives and protection systems for the optical sensors

    G. Kister;D. Winter;R.A. Badcock;Y.M. Gebremichael

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth T. V. Grattan
Kenneth T. V. Grattan City, University of London

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