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Electrical superconductor
Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG Switzerland
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Filing: 1977-08-09
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Granted: 1979-10-02
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Expires: 1997-08-09
Abstract
Abstract An electrical superconductor comprises in a stepwise manner single conductors and at least two stages of stranding of component cables and interstitial layers having a high resistance relative to the conductivity of the matrix material arranged between the single conductors and/or the component cables. The electrical resistance of the interstitial layers from inner twisted single conductors to the interstitial layers of the outer component cables are made progressively higher in at least two consecutive interstitial layers in order to effect a reduction in electrical losses in an economical manner.
Inventors
- 👤 Imre Horvath
- 👤 Kurt Kwasnitza
- 👤 Gundolf Meyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:30
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N60/00; H10N60/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/884; Y10S505/887
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
In an electrical superconductor structure comprised in stepwise manner of single conductors and at least two stages of stranding of component cables, at least one of said single conductors and component cables being arranged within an included matrix material and interstitial layers of high resistance relative to the conductivity of the included matrix material arranged between at least one of the single conductors or the component cables, the improvement wherein the electrical resistances of the high-resistance interstitial layers from inner twisted single conductors to the interstitial layers of the outer component cables are progressively higher in at least two consecutive interstitial layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
In an electrical superconductor structure comprised in stepwise manner of single conductors and at least two stages of stranding of component cables, at least one of said single conductors and component cables being arranged within an included matrix material and interstitial layers of high resistance relative to the conductivity of the included matrix material arranged between at least one of the single conductors or the component cables, the improvement wherein the electrical resistances of the high-resistance interstitial layers from inner twisted single conductors to the interstitial layers of the outer component cables are progressively higher in at least two consecutive interstitial layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 wherein the electrical resistances of said high-resistance interstitial layers are governed by at least one of the thickness or material of said high-resistance interstitial layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 wherein said high-resistance interstitial layers are composed of solder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 wherein said high-resistance interstitial layers are composed of a wrapped or braided high-resistance spacing wire and a layer of high-resistance solder, the smallest thickness of said solder layer being determined by the thickness of at least one spacing wire.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 wherein said high-resistance interstitial layers are formed by at least one high-resistance foil overlapping wrapped with one or more layers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 wherein said high-resistance interstitial layers of the single conductors, the inner component cables, or both, comprise at least one of a wrapped or braided high-resistance spacing wire or a layer of high-resistance solder, and the high-resistance interstitial layers of the outer component cables comprise a high-resistance foil overlapping wrapped with one or more layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 composed of inner component cables which are mechanically reduced in volume and in proportion of solder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 3 in which the solder is an alloy selected from the group consisting of Pb-Sn, Pb-In and In-Tl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 4 in which the spacing wire is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of bronze, a Cu-Ni alloy, brass and steel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 5 wherein said high-resistance foil is made of a material selected from the group consisting of steel, a Cu-Ni alloy and brass.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 4 wherein said spacing wire is previously tinned.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 4 wherein at least one of the adjacent single conductors is wrapped or braided with said spacing wire.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 wherein said component cables contain copper conductors.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 wherein an end cable consisting of the outer component cables is embedded in a shaped copper conductor, there again being at least one high-resistance interstitial layer between the end cable and the shaped copper conductor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 14 wherein said shaped copper conductor contains at least one cooling duct.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 wherein an end cable consisting of the outer component cables is wrapped around a cooling tube.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 1 in which the spacing wire is formed from an insulating material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 5 in which high-resistance foil is previously tinned.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electrical superconductor as defined in claim 5 in which said component cables are wrapped with foil.
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