Magnetic properties of superconducting multifilamentary tapes in perpendicular field. I: Model and vertical stacks

Current and field profiles, and magnetization and AC losses are calculated for an array of infinitely long superconducting tapes arranged vertically in a perpendicularly applied magnetic field. Calculations are based on the critical state model. The finite thickness of the tapes and the effects of demagnetizing fields are considered. The influence of the magnetic coupling of the filaments in the magnetic properties of the arrays are studied. The general model can be applied to an arbitrary arrangement of tapes as long as there is reflection symmetry with respect to the vertical central plane.