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US 12,297,558 B2Granted
Manufacture and repair of high temperature reinforced superconductors
AssigneeLAU Superconductors Inc.
InventorsWayne Chung Wei Lau, Kysen Grant Boyd Palmer
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Abstract
A system includes a container and a seed crystal holder. The container is configured to hold melted component powders. The seed crystal holder is configured to hold a seed crystal. The seed crystal holder is configured to put the seed crystal in contact with the melted component powders. The seed crystal holder moves the seed crystal to grow a crystal from the melted component powders.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- one or more fibers, wherein the one or more fibers comprise silicon carbide (SiC) fiber;
- a crucible, wherein the crucible includes a spigot at a bottom end and a cap at a top end;
- a heating element, wherein the heating element is configured to heat the crucible;
- a crystallization neck, wherein the crystallization neck is configured to receive the one or more fibers and melted material from the crucible through the spigot, and wherein the crystallization neck provides an output opening for the one or more fibers and crystalized material;
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- a seed crystal holder, wherein the seed crystal holder is configured to hold a high temperature superconductor (HTS) seed crystal in contact with material from the crucible to seed crystal growth, wherein the seed crystal is attached to a fiber of the one or more fibers, and wherein the one or more fibers extend through a cap hole of the cap.
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A system, comprising:
- a container, wherein the container is configured to receive one or more fibers and to hold melted component powders, wherein the one or more fibers comprise silicon carbide (SiC) fiber;
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- a seed crystal holder, wherein the seed crystal holder is configured to hold a high temperature superconductor (HTS) seed crystal, wherein the seed crystal is attached to a fiber of the one or more fibers, wherein the seed crystal holder is configured to put the seed crystal in contact with the melted component powders, wherein the seed crystal holder moves the seed crystal to grow a crystal from the melted component powders, and wherein the crystal is formed around the one or more fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.