Superconducting cable assembly and method of assembly
AssigneeAmerican Superconductor Corporation
InventorsJames F. Maguire, Jie Yuan, Christopher G. King
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Abstract
An HTS cable assembly is provided which includes a cryostat or housing, an HTS wire bundle disposed longitudinally within the cryostat, and plural support members disposed between the HTS wire bundle and the cryostat. The support members are elongate, tubular members having resiliency in both the axial and radial directions. The support members are disposed between the HTS wire bundle and the inner surface of the cryostat in an arrangement that maintains and supports the HTS wire bundle in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to the inner surface of the cryostat. In addition, the plural support members are configured to substantially prevent relative movement between the HTS wire bundle and the cryostat.
Claims29
A superconducting cable assembly, the assembly comprising:
- an elongate cryostat;
- at least one electrical conductor formed of a superconducting material, the at least one conductor disposed longitudinally within the cryostat;
- plural support members disposed between the at least one conductor and a radially inward facing surface of an innermost wall of the cryostat, the support members arranged so as to maintain the at least one conductor in a spaced-apart relationship with respect to the cryostat.
A superconducting cable assembly, the assembly comprising:
- an elongate cryostat;
- at least one electrical conductor formed of a superconducting material, the at least one conductor disposed longitudinally within the cryostat;
- plural support members disposed between the at least one conductor and a radially inward facing surface of an innermost wall of the cryostat, each support member comprising an elongate, generally tubular body that is both radially and longitudinally resilient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.