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Title: High temperature superconductor current leads

Abstract

An electrical lead having one end for connection to an apparatus in a cryogenic environment and the other end for connection to an apparatus outside the cryogenic environment. The electrical lead includes a high temperature superconductor wire and an electrically conductive material distributed therein, where the conductive material is present at the one end of the lead at a concentration in the range of from 0 to about 3% by volume, and at the other end of the lead at a concentration of less than about 20% by volume. Various embodiments are shown for groups of high temperature superconductor wires and sheaths.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Hinsdale, IL
  2. Glen Ellyn, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869939
Patent Number(s):
5426094
Assignee:
Arch Development Corporation (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01R - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
temperature; superconductor; current; leads; electrical; lead; connection; apparatus; cryogenic; environment; outside; wire; electrically; conductive; material; distributed; therein; concentration; range; volume; 20; various; embodiments; shown; wires; sheaths; various embodiments; temperature superconductor; conductive material; electrically conductive; current lead; superconductor wire; superconductor wires; electrical lead; distributed therein; material distributed; cryogenic environment; superconductor current; current leads; /174/505/

Citation Formats

Hull, John R, and Poeppel, Roger B. High temperature superconductor current leads. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Hull, John R, & Poeppel, Roger B. High temperature superconductor current leads. United States.
Hull, John R, and Poeppel, Roger B. Sun . "High temperature superconductor current leads". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869939.
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Ag-Doped Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductor Prepared by Floating Zone Method
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