Apparatus and method for altering the properties of materials by processing through the application of a magnetic field

A system for improving the conductivity of a material, comprising:

• a non-ferromagnetic conductive material;
• a pulsed magnetic field generator configured to generate a pulsed magnetic field around the non-ferromagnetic conductive material without substantially varying the distance between the pulsed magnetic field generator and the conductive material;
• and
• at least one of a current or voltage source.

A method for improving the conductivity of a transmission line, comprising:

• providing a high voltage electrical transmission line comprising an aluminum conductive material as the main electrical transmission conductor;
• temporarily installing a magnetic field generator along at least a portion of the transmission line;
• and
• generating a pulsed magnetic field around at least a portion of the transmission line using the magnetic field generator and simultaneously running a current through the transmission line such that the pulsing in the magnetic field is caused by the magnetic field generator;
• maintaining the distance between the substantially continuous conductive material and the magnetic field generator substantially constant;
• and
• without creating inductive heating of 10 degrees or less while moving the magnetic field generator along the transmission line.