SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE HAVING A FLEXIBLE FORMER

Title:

SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE HAVING A FLEXIBLE FORMER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2003065383

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

In order to provide a flexible oxide superconducting cable (10) which is reduced in AC loss, tape-shaped superconducting wires (15) covered with a stabilizing metal are wound on a flexible former (13). The superconducting wires (15) are preferably laid on the former at a bending strain of not more than 0.2 %. In laying on the former (13), a number of tape-shaped superconducting wires (15) are laid on a core member in a side-by-side manner, to form a first layer. A prescribed number of tape-shaped superconducting wires (15) are laid on top of the first layer in a side-by-side manner, to form a second layer. The former (13) may be made of a metal, plastic, reinforced plastic, polymer, or a composite and provides flexibility to the superconducting wires (15) and the cable (10) formed therewith.

Inventors:

HUGHEY RABURN L
SINHA UDAY K
REECE DAVID S
MULLER ALBERT C

Application Number:

PCT/US2002/039144

Publication Date:

March 04, 2004

Filing Date:

December 09, 2002

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SOUTHWIRE CO (US)

International Classes:

H01F6/06; H01B12/02; H01B12/06; H01B12/10; H01B12/16; H01B13/00; (IPC1-7): H01B12/00

Foreign References:

US6313408B1	2001-11-06
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