Cable joint for superconducting cables and related techniques
OwnerZachary Hartwig, Philip Michael +6inventors
InventorsZachary Hartwig, Philip Michael, Brandon N. Sorbom, James Irby, Rui Vieira, William Beck, Erica Salazar, Vincent Fry
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Abstract
Described are cable joints and related structures and techniques for coupling high temperature superconducting (HTS) cables. A cable joint includes a conductive member having a length which defines the length of the joint and having first and second mounting regions shaped to accept first and second HTS cable with an interface layer comprised of a malleable metal disposed between a surfaces of the first and second mounting regions and surfaces of the first and second HTS cables.
Claims14
A joint, comprising:
- a conductive member comprising a first mounting region and a second mounting region;
- a compression structure that compresses a first conductor into the first mounting region and a second conductor into the second mounting region, wherein within the first mounting region, the first conductor comprises a former having one or more channels provided therein and a high temperature superconductor (HTS) tape stack disposed in at least one of the one or more channels of the former;
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- a malleable metal disposed between a surface of the first conductor and a mounting surface of the first mounting region of the conductive member.
A cable joint comprising:
- a conductive member having a length which defines the length of the joint, the conductive member having a first mounting region having a shape selected to accept a first high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable, a second mounting region having a shape selected to accept a second HTS cable;
- a first HTS cable disposed in the first mounting region of the conductive member, the first HTS cable comprising a former having a plurality of channels and a plurality of high temperature superconductor (HTS) tapes disposed in respective ones of the plurality of channels of the former;
- a second HTS cable disposed in the second mounting region of the conductive member;
- a first interface layer comprised of a malleable metal disposed between a surface of the first mounting region and a surface of the first HTS cable;
- a second interface layer comprised of a malleable metal disposed between a surface of the second mounting region and a surface of the second HTS cable;
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- a malleable metal between the first HTS cable and the conductive member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.