Superconducting current limiter with electroconductive spacer

A superconducting current limiter (1) comprising:

• at least one superconducting conductor (3) wound so as to form a coil (2) extending in a single plane and connecting a first electrical connection terminal (T1) to a second electrical connection terminal (T2), an electrically insulating spacer (8) being arranged between two turns of the coil (2), wherein:
• the at least one superconducting conductor (3) consists of at least two separate superconducting cables (5) wound in parallel and whose ends are electrically connected by the first electrical connection terminal (T1) and by the second electrical connection terminal (T2), respectively;
• and in that an electrically conductive spacer (12) is arranged between two of said separate superconducting cables (5), the electrically conductive spacer (12) providing electrical continuity between the two superconducting cables, the electrically conductive spacer (12) being able to be traversed by a cooling fluid.