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Title: Apparatus and method for fabricating multi-strand superconducting cable

Abstract

Multi-strand superconducting cables adapted to be used, for example, to wind a magnet is fabricated by directing wire strands inwardly from spools disposed on the perimeter of a rotating disk and wrapping them diagonally around a tapered mandrel with a flattened cross-sectional shape with a core having a wedge-shaped channel. As the cable is pulled axially, flexibly coupled wedge-shaped pieces are continuously passed through the channel in the mandrel and inserted into the cable as an internal support therefor.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. El Cerrito, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
866027
Patent Number(s):
4617789
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
D - TEXTILES D07 - ROPES D07B - ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01B - CABLES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
apparatus; method; fabricating; multi-strand; superconducting; cable; cables; adapted; example; wind; magnet; fabricated; directing; wire; strands; inwardly; spools; disposed; perimeter; rotating; disk; wrapping; diagonally; tapered; mandrel; flattened; cross-sectional; shape; core; wedge-shaped; channel; pulled; axially; flexibly; coupled; pieces; continuously; passed; inserted; internal; support; superconducting cable; cross-sectional shape; rotating disk; wire strands; internal support; multi-strand superconducting; superconducting cables; /57/29/72/505/

Citation Formats

Borden, Albert R. Apparatus and method for fabricating multi-strand superconducting cable. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
Borden, Albert R. Apparatus and method for fabricating multi-strand superconducting cable. United States.
Borden, Albert R. Wed . "Apparatus and method for fabricating multi-strand superconducting cable". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866027.
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abstractNote = {Multi-strand superconducting cables adapted to be used, for example, to wind a magnet is fabricated by directing wire strands inwardly from spools disposed on the perimeter of a rotating disk and wrapping them diagonally around a tapered mandrel with a flattened cross-sectional shape with a core having a wedge-shaped channel. As the cable is pulled axially, flexibly coupled wedge-shaped pieces are continuously passed through the channel in the mandrel and inserted into the cable as an internal support therefor.},
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