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US 12,603,196 B2Granted
Hybrid superconducting cable
AssigneeElectric Mayhem, LLC
InventorGlenn Auld Knierim
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Abstract
A hybrid cable generally comprising a superconducting material and a material consisting at least partially of a conventional conductor. In operation, the hybrid cable is chilled to superconducting temperatures, wherein current primarily passes through the superconducting material. If the superconducting material loses performance, e.g., is quenched, current will flow primarily through the chilled conventional conductor. In the event hybrid cable temperature further increases, the current will travel through the conventional conductor at its normal capacity.
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A hybrid cable, magnet, or cable magnet device, comprising:
- a first layer comprising superconducting material formed as a fully transposed winding;
- a second layer comprising superconducting material formed as a fully transposed winding about the first layer;
- a third layer comprising superconducting material formed as a fully transposed winding about the second layer;
- a fourth layer comprising a conventional conductor formed as a fully transposed winding about the third layer;
- a fifth layer comprising a conventional conductor formed as a fully transposed winding about the fourth layer;
- a sixth layer comprising a conventional conductor formed as a fully transposed winding about the fifth layer;
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- a core winding wall spaced from the sixth layer that defines an annulus between an outer surface of the sixth layer and an inner surface of the core winding wall, the annulus configured to provide a fluid flow conduit.
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A hybrid cable, magnet, or cable magnet device, comprising:
- a first layer comprising conventional conductor;
- a second layer comprising conventional conductor formed as a winding adjacent to the first layer;
- a third layer comprising conventional conductor formed as a winding adjacent to the second layer;
- a fourth layer comprising a superconducting material formed as a winding adjacent to the third layer;
- a fifth layer comprising a superconducting material formed as a winding adjacent to the fourth layer;
- a sixth layer comprising a superconducting material formed as a winding adjacent to the fifth layer;
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- an inner wall spaced from the sixth layer that defines an annulus between an outer surface of the sixth layer and an inner surface of the inner wall, the annulus configured to provide a fluid flow conduit.
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A hybrid cable, magnet, or cable magnet device, comprising:
- a first layer comprising superconducting material formed as a fully transposed winding;
- an electrical induction altering or canceling second layer associated with the first layer;
- wherein the second layer comprises a conducting material formed as a fully transposed winding;
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- wherein the first layer is further comprised of one or more superconducting sub-layers formed of fully transposed windings and/or wherein second layer is further comprised of one or more sub-layers formed of fully transposed windings.
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A hybrid superconducting device, comprising:
- a first layer comprising superconducting material formed as a winding;
- an electrical induction altering or canceling second layer associated with the first layer;
- wherein the second layer comprises a conducting material formed as a winding;
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- wherein at least one of the following is true:
- a) the superconducting material and/or the conducting material are in the form of tapes wound in opposite directions per layer, which creates a mesh pattern with a plurality of gaps,
- b) the superconducting material and/or the conducting material are in the form of a mesh having a plurality of gaps that allow cooling fluid flow between layers,
- c) the superconducting material and/or the conducting material are in the form of a mesh having a plurality of gaps that gaps allow inductive electromagnetic canceling,
- d) the superconducting material and/or the conducting material are in the form of a mesh having a plurality of gaps that gaps of successive layers overlap to form channels,
- e) the superconducting material is solid, multifilamentary, consists of multiple wires, tape, or fully transposed tapes grouped into subcables, and wherein the conducting material is solid, multifilamentary, consists of multiple wires, tape, or fully transposed tapes grouped into subcables,
- f) the superconducting material comprises a high temperature superconductor,
- g) at least one of the superconducting material and conducting material is electrically insulated, wherein the superconducting material and/or conducting material are electrically insulated in a non-continuous fashion such that preselected portions of the superconducting material and conducting material touch,
- h) the superconducting material and conducting material are electrically insulated, wherein the superconducting material and/or conducting material are electrically insulated in a non-continuous fashion such that preselected portions of the superconducting material and conducting material touch, and
- i) the superconducting material and the conducting material are not electrically insulated.
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A method of transmitting electric current, comprising:
- providing a hybrid cable, magnet, or cable magnet device comprising a first layer of superconducting material, and a second layer positioned adjacent to the first layer;
- chilling at least a portion of the hybrid cable to a predetermined temperature;
- wherein in a first mode of operation, electric current flows primarily through the first layer;
- wherein in a second mode of operation, characterized by partial or full quench of the first layer, electric current flows through the first layer and the second layer;
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- wherein in a third mode of operation, electric current is transmitted primarily through the second layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.