Abstract:
In a multi-core-BSCCO high-temperature superconductor comprising a superconductor structure disposed in a silver enclosure, silver-enveloped superconductor filaments including a superconductive material having a metal component, and a resistive material layer disposed around the superconductor filaments and separating the superconductor filaments from each other, the resistive material layer consists of a carbonate having a metal component which is identical to a metal component included in the superconductor material.
Abstract:
A cabled conductor is provided for use in a cryogenically cooled circuit including refrigeration having a predetermined operating temperature and efficiency. The conductor includes multiple conductor strands cabled about the longitudinal axis of the conductor at a preselected cabling period, each strand including a composite of superconducting ceramic in intimate contact with conductive matrix material. Each filament has high performance regions in which the filament material is well-textured with its preferred direction aligned perpendicular to the widest longitudinal cross-section of the conductor alternating with poorly superconducting regions which are at least about half the diameter of a filament in length and in which the superconducting ceramic filament is strained by transposition in excess of its critical strain limit. In the poorly superconducting regions, the conductive matrix material provides an alternate current path. The ratio of the average length of the poorly superconducting regions to the preselected cabling period is less than about (&rgr;300e/&rgr;oe)&egr;E, where &rgr;oe is the resistivity of the composite at the operating temperature; &rgr;300e is the resistivity of the composite at 300 Kelvins; and &egr; is the predetermined efficiency of the refrigeration means at its operating temperature. In the preferred embodiment, this ratio is less than 1:4, and preferably less than 1:20.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an oxide superconducting wire, through which dimensional precision of width or thickness of the wire can be improved and an oxide superconducting wire with high superconducting performance can be obtained, is provided. The method of manufacturing the oxide superconducting wire includes preparing a composite by covering with metal powder containing an oxide superconductor or raw material for an oxide superconductor, and rolling the composite using a lubricant having kinematic viscosity of 20×10−6 mm2/s or smaller.
Abstract translation:提供一种制造氧化物超导线的方法,通过该方法可以提高线的宽度或厚度的尺寸精度,并且可以获得具有高超导性能的氧化物超导线。 制造氧化物超导线的方法包括通过用含有氧化物超导体的金属粉末或用于氧化物超导体的原料覆盖制备复合材料,并使用运动粘度为20×10 -6 mm 2 / s或更小。
Abstract:
An aspected multifilamentary oxide article is provided having a plurality of aspected filaments including a metal oxide and extending continuously for the length of the article. A constraining member substantially surrounds each filament, wherein each of the filaments has an average transverse cross-sectional thickness less than about 35 &mgr;m and an average variation in cross-section along its length of less than about 10%. The article exhibits superior filament uniformity, hardness, and oxide density and texture.
Abstract:
A low-aspect ratio multi-filament superconductor wire includes a plurality of oxide superconductor filaments arranged in an elongated wire structure. Each filament of the wire also has a low-aspect ratio. The filaments are textured such that a crystallographic c direction of each filament is aligned with a crystallographic c direction of all other filaments with the crystallographic c directions being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the wire structure. The invention also features a groove rolling machine for forming a low-aspect ratio multi-filament superconductor wire by texturing a precursor tape by deforming the tape to a low-aspect ratio wire by reducing a larger dimension of the tape in such a way as to prevent buckling of the tape. A superconducting cable can be formed by planetary winding a plurality of multi-filament superconductor wires.
Abstract:
The invention relates a powder in tube type method of making an HTc superconductive multifilament strand having a silver-based matrix, in which: a first envelope is filled with powder reagents for an HTc superconductor; the resulting billet is drawn down into a monofilament strand; said monofilament strand is cut up into lengths and a secondary envelope is filled with the resulting lengths, thereby making a multifilament billet which is drawn down into a multifilament strand; said multifilament strand is cut up into lengths and a new envelope is filled with the resulting lengths, thereby making a new multifilament billet which is drawn down into a new multifilament strand; and it is shaped and subjected to heat treatment; according to the invention, at least one face of the monofilament strand is electrically insulated; and during the first multifilament step the secondary envelope is filled with the resulting insulated lengths.
Abstract:
A Cu-containing Nb3Al multifilamentary superconductive wire having a multifilamentary (superfine multi-core structure that a large number of micro-complex cores each obtained by complexing a Cu—Al alloy containing Cu in an amount of more than 0.2 at. % and at most 10 at. % in Nb are embedded in Nb, Ta, an Nb alloy or a Ta alloy as a matrix, wherein in the micro-complex cores, an A15 phase compound structure is formed by rapid heating at a temperature of 1,700° C. or more for 2 seconds or less and quenching to approximately room temperature, and further additionally heat-treated at a temperature of 650 to 900° C. This superconductive wire has high Jc in a low magnetic field, can be applied to all magnetic fields of 29 T or less, and is excellent in Jc characteristics in a high magnetic field in comparison with an Nb3Al wire.