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Title: Electrical connection structure for a superconductor element

Abstract

The invention relates to an electrical connection structure for a superconductor element cooled by a cryogenic fluid and connected to an electrical bushing, which bushing passes successively through an enclosure at an intermediate temperature between ambient temperature and the temperature of the cryogenic fluid, and an enclosure at ambient temperature, said bushing projecting outside the ambient temperature enclosure. According to the invention, said intermediate enclosure is filled at least in part with a solid material of low thermal conductivity, such as a polyurethane foam or a cellular glass foam. The invention is applicable to connecting a superconductor cable at cryogenic temperature to a device for equipment at ambient temperature.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
US Dept. of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176262
Patent Number(s):
7708577
Application Number:
11/373,816
Assignee:
Lallouet, Nicolas (Fiennes, FR)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02G - INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
DOE Contract Number:  
FC36-00GO13032
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2006 Mar 09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Lallouet, Nicolas, and Maguire, James. Electrical connection structure for a superconductor element. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Lallouet, Nicolas, & Maguire, James. Electrical connection structure for a superconductor element. United States.
Lallouet, Nicolas, and Maguire, James. Tue . "Electrical connection structure for a superconductor element". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176262.
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