High temperature superconductor wire bundling system and method

A system for bundling a plurality of high temperature superconductor tapes into a flexible cable, comprising:

• A first alignment device for receiving and guiding there through the plurality of high temperature superconductor tapes, each of said tapes arranged side by side with a wide surface of each of the plurality of high temperature superconductor tapes oriented at a first angle;
• A second alignment device spaced from the first alignment device for receiving and guiding there through the plurality of high temperature superconductor tapes, each of said tapes arranged side by side with the wide surface of each of the plurality of high temperature superconductor tapes oriented at a second angle, the first angle being transverse to the second angle so as to plastically deform the plurality of tapes and impart a twist pitch in the plurality of high temperature superconductor tapes;
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• A forming member spaced from the second alignment device for receiving the plurality of high temperature superconductor tapes with the imparted twist pitch and forming them into a bundle of high temperature superconductor tapes of said high temperature superconductor tapes with the imparted twist pitch.