Current limiting device with printed conductor configuration of high Tc superconductive material and method for producing the device
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorBjörn Heismann
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Abstract
A current limiting device includes a substrate or carrier body at least partially formed of electrically insulating material. At least one printed conductor configuration formed of high Tc superconductive material is disposed on the substrate or carrier body and has end pieces for establishing contact. The printed conductor configuration has a number of partial conductors which are connected in parallel between their end pieces and have at least approximately the same conductor length. A method for producing the device includes forming the printed conductor configuration by structuring a corresponding layer.
Claims12
A current limiting device, comprising:
- a carrier body at least partially formed of electrically insulating material;
- at least one printed conductor configuration disposed on said carrier body and having metal-oxide high Tc superconductive material;
- said at least one printed conductor configuration having end pieces with a given printed conductor width, for establishing contact with connecting conductors;
- said at least one printed conductor configuration being subdivided between said end pieces into n mutually spaced-apart partial conductors connected in parallel between said end pieces and having at least approximately the same conductor length;
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- said n partial conductors each having a printed conductor width reduced at least approximately to an nth part relative to said given printed conductor width of said end pieces.
A method for producing a current limiting device, which comprises:
- forming a carrier body at least partially of electrically insulating material;
- forming at least one printed conductor configuration by structuring at least one layer of metal-oxide high Tc superconductive material applied on the carrier body;
- providing the at least one printed conductor configuration with end pieces having a given printed conductor width, for establishing contact with connecting conductors;
- subdividing the at least one printed conductor configuration between the end pieces into n mutually spaced-apart partial conductors connected in parallel between the end pieces and having at least approximately the same conductor length;
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- providing each of the n partial conductors with a printed conductor width reduced at least approximately to an nth part relative to the given printed conductor width of the end pieces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.