Abstract:
A method for joining high temperature superconducting components while minimizing critical current degradation is provided. The articles formed have critical currents that are at least 80 % of the critical current of the high temperature superconducting components. Components (12, 14) in the form of wires or tapes are soldered along and are of overlap by using a solder mateial (16) and covered with a protective material (20). The invention further provides splicing geometries that facilitate wrapping joined components around a mandrel, tube or the like with minimal critical current degradation and without kinking or flexion of the joined components.
Abstract:
A superconducting article includes a first superconductive segment having a nominal thickness t n1 , a second superconductive segment having a nominal thickness t n2 , and a joint region comprising a splice connecting the first and second superconductive segments together. The splice overlies portions of both the first and second superconductive segments along the joint region, the joint region having a thickness t jr , wherein t jr is not greater than at least one of 1.8t n1 and 1.8t n2 .
Abstract translation:一种超导制品包括具有标称厚度t n1 n1的第一超导部分,具有标称厚度t N 2 N 2的第二超导部分,以及包括连接第一 和第二超导部分在一起。 接合部沿着接合区域覆盖第一和第二超导部分的两部分,接合区域具有厚度t N,其中,t jr i>不大于至少一个 为1.8t×n1和1.8t 。
Abstract:
A superconducting article includes a first superconductive segment having a nominal thickness t n1 , a second superconductive segment having a nominal thickness t n2 , and a joint region comprising a splice connecting the first and second superconductive segments together. The splice overlies portions of both the first and second superconductive segments along the joint region, the joint region having a thickness t jr , wherein t jr is not greater than at least one of 1.8t n1 and 1.8t n2 .
Abstract translation:一种超导制品包括具有标称厚度t n1 n1的第一超导部分,具有标称厚度t N 2 N 2的第二超导部分,以及包括连接第一 和第二超导部分在一起。 接合部沿着接合区域覆盖第一和第二超导部分的两部分,接合区域具有厚度t N,其中,t jr i>不大于至少一个 为1.8t×n1和1.8t 。
Abstract:
A method for joining high temperature superconducting components while minimizing critical current degradation is provided. The articles formed have critical currents that are at least 80 % of the critical current of the high temperature superconducting components. The invention further provides splicing geometries that facilitate wrapping joined components around a mandrel, tube or the like with minimal critical current degradation and without kinking or flexion of the joined components.
Abstract:
Under one aspect, a laminated, spliced superconductor wire includes a superconductor joint, which includes (i) first and second superconductor wires, each wire including a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer; and (ii) a conductive bridge, the conductive bridge including a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer, wherein the cap layer of the conductive bridge is in electrically conductive contact with a portion of the cap layer of each of the first and second superconductor wires through an electrically conductive bonding material. The spliced wire also includes (b) a stabilizer structure surrounding at least a portion of the superconductor joint, wherein the superconductor joint is in electrical contact with the stabilizer structure; and (c) a substantially nonporous electrically conductive filler, wherein the filler substantially surrounds the superconductor joint.
Abstract:
A bonded element of superconductive oxide materials having a high current density and a method for manufacturing such an element. The bonded element is such that regularly oriented superconductive oxide materials are bonded through the same kind of superconductive phase having the same crystalline orientation as, but a peritectic temperature lower than that of the bonding materials. The bonding method is such that the crystalline orientations of the bonding superconductive oxide materials are adjusted on the bonding surface; a substance which is formed by the constituent elements of the superconductive oxide material having a peritectic temperature lower than that of the material is inserted as the solder or is caused to contact each of the bonding superconductive oxide materials on the bonding surface; these materials are heated at a temperature lower than the peritectic temperature of the bonding materials, but higher than the peritectic temperature of the solder; and these are gradually cooled so that the same kind of oxide superconductor is grown and oriented on the bonded surface. In this way, it is possible to obtain a bonded element of the superconductive oxide materials having a high critical current density without grain boundaries that may hinder the flow of the electric current. The element can be used as a material for magnets, magnetic shields, and current leads.
Abstract:
High temperature ceramic superconductor fibers (301), in a solder matrix (307), are sandwiched between stabilization layers (305). In order to avoid adverse reactions between the superconducting fibers and the solder (307), a coating (303), for example gold or silver, is first applied to the fibers in the form of metal particles and a vehicle. The coating can be applied to green ceramic fibers or sintered ceramic fibers, and is co-sintered or sintered therewith. The coated superconducting fibers can then be sandwiched between metal cladding layers to provide a multifilamentary electrical conductor including superconducting active components. The coating is also useful alone as a coaxial stabilization layer of a superconducting ceramic wire or for metallization of other ceramic materials.