Abstract: An electromagnet having at least one access port oriented perpendicularly to the electromagnet's central axis. The magnet has a conventional helical winding along its central axis. However, at some point along the length of the axis, the pitch of the helical winding is greatly increased in order to create a region with a comparatively low turn density. One or more ports are provided in this region. These ports provide access from the magnet's central bore to the magnet's exterior. A sample can be placed in the central bore near the ports. A beam traveling down the central bore, or through one of the radial ports, will strike the sample and be scattered in all directions. The ports allow access for instrumentation which is used to evaluate the scattered beam.

Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting together two superconductor cables, each having a central conductor comprising at least one superconductive part, a dielectric layer surrounding said central conductor, a shield surrounding said dielectric layer and a cryogenic enclosure surrounding said shield, the connection arrangement has an electrical splicing device for splicing together the central conductors and stripped dielectric layers of the corresponding shields. This connection arrangement has a covering made of semi-conductive material that is placed between the two shield ends and an electrical connection device for connecting together the two shield ends, the connection device surrounding the covering, being contained in the cryogenic enclosure, and comprising two junction elements each electrically and mechanically joined to a respective one of the shield ends, and an electrical splicing arrangement for splicing together the two junction elements.

Abstract: Provided is a superconducting cable capable of maintaining a predetermined thermal insulation property without having a vacuum thermal insulation structure. The superconducting cable of the present invention comprises: a cable unit 100, in which a core having a superconductor layer and an electrical insulation layer is housed in a core-housing pipe; a thermal insulation member 200 which is provided outside the cable unit and maintained in a non-vacuum state; and a sealing member for preventing the permeation of moisture into the thermal insulation member. By equipping the outside of the cable unit with the thermal insulation member 200 which is maintained in a non-vacuum state, it is made possible to maintain the predetermined thermal insulation property without having a vacuum thermal insulation structure.

Abstract: The fault current limiter in a cryogenic liquid heat transfer medium, employs a high temperature superconductor (HTS) element which has a high thermal resistance coating material encapsulating the high temperature superconductor to form an intermediate boundary layer between the HTS element and the heat transfer medium. The coating material has a thickness which enables it to minimize the retained heat in the HTS element during recovery from a fault condition, wherein substantially all heat transfer from the encapsulated high temperature superconductor element to the liquid cryogen heat transfer medium occurs at the nucleate boiling heat transfer rate.

Abstract: An electric power feed structure for a superconducting apparatus, which is used to input or output electric power between the cryogenic-temperature side and the room-temperature side, comprises a coolant vessel containing a superconducting section provided in the superconducting apparatus, a vacuum thermal insulation vessel arranged to surround the outer periphery of the coolant vessel, and a feed conductor part having one end arranged in the room temperature side and having the other end connected to the superconducting section. The feed conductor part is divided into a cryogenic-temperature side conductor connected to the superconducting section and a room-temperature side conductor arranged in the room temperature side such that the cryogenic-temperature side conductor and the room-temperature side conductor can be detachably attached to each other.

Abstract: A superconducting cable line includes a heat insulation pipe for a fluid for transporting a fluid having a temperature lower than an ordinary temperature and a superconducting cable housed in the heat insulation pipe for a fluid. The superconducting cable including a cable core in a heat insulation pipe for a cable is housed in the heat insulation pipe for a fluid to make a temperature difference between the inside and outside of the heat insulation pipe smaller than that in a situation of laying in an atmosphere. In addition, the superconducting cable has a double heat insulation structure formed with the heat insulation pipe for a cable and the heat insulation pipe for a fluids. Therefore, the superconducting cable line can effectively reduce heat intrusion from the outside into the cable.

Abstract: A superconducting cable having improved transmission efficiency facilitates the laying operation and reduces heat intrusion. The superconducting cable comprises a first pipe 105 within which are accommodated a refrigerant passage section 101, a superconducting member 102 and an electrical insulating section 103, and a second pipe 106 arranged on the outer side of the first pipe. A vacuum heat insulating section 104 is provided between the first and second pipes. The second pipe is formed of a ferromagnetic material.

Abstract: The invention offers a superconducting cable easy to form a twisted structure even when a plurality of cable cores are used and a DC transmission system incorporating the superconducting cable. A superconducting cable 1 has a structure formed by twisting together two types of cable cores (two first cores 2 and one second core 3) having different structures and then housing them in a heat-insulated pipe 7. The first cores 2 each have a first superconducting layer 2a, to be used either as an outward line or for the transmission for a pole in DC transmission, and have no superconducting layer other than the first superconducting layer 2a. The second core 3 has a second superconducting layer 3a, to be used as a return line or neutral line in DC transmission, and has no superconducting layer other than the second superconducting layer 3a. The second superconducting layer 3a has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the first superconducting layer 2a.

Abstract: A flexible cable is provided for a lighting system having a power supply that includes a power supply input to receive a first signal having a first frequency and a circuit for converting the first signal to a second signal, and at least one luminaire coupled to a lamp driver. The cable comprises a first leg of wires for carrying the second signal. The first wire electrically connects a loop output of the power supply to an input of the lamp driver and a second wire electrically connects an output of the lamp driver to a loop return of the power supply. The cable further comprises a second leg of wires electrically connected to a ground of the power supply and the ground of the lamp driver. The second signal has a substantially constant current and a second frequency distinctly higher than the first frequency. The flexible cable further comprises a modular connector.

Abstract: In order to provide a flexible oxide superconducting cable which is reduced in AC loss, tape-shaped superconducting wires covered with a stabilizing metal are wound on a flexible former. The superconducting wires are preferably laid on the former at a bending strain of not more than 0.2%. In laying on the former, a number of tape-shaped superconducting wires are laid on a core member in a side-by-side manner, to form a first layer. A prescribed number of tape-shaped superconducting wires are laid on top of the first layer in a side-by-side manner, to form a second layer. The former may be made of a metal, plastic, reinforced plastic, polymer, or a composite and provides flexibility to the superconducting wires and the cable formed therewith. Methods of forming and terminating a triaxial superconductor are disclosed.

Abstract: A superconducting cable having a smaller outside diameter and a DC power transmission method utilizing this superconducting cable. The superconducting cable (1) comprises two stranded cable cores (2) each having a superconductor layer (4) of a superconducting material and an external superconducting layer (6) and contained in a heat insulating pipe (8). Each cable core (2) consists of a former (3), the superconductor layer (4), an insulating layer (5), the external superconducting layer (6), and a protective layer (7) arranged sequentially from the center. In the case of unipolar transmission, the superconductor layers (4) provided to both cores (2) are fed with an unipolar current and used as a supply line and the external superconducting layers (6) provided to both cores (2) are fed with a return current and used as a return line.

Abstract: A superconducting cable cooling system, wherein coolant continually provides cooling to superconducting cable, comprising a plurality of nodes within a superconducting cable network and a plurality of legs of superconducting cable which interconnect each of the nodes of the superconducting cable network.

Abstract: A device for feeding electricity under high voltage to a superconductive apparatus is situated in a cryostat. The device comprises two bushings each comprising a first connection terminal situated outside the cryostat, and a second connection terminal situated inside the cryostat. According to the invention, the distance D between the first connection terminals is greater than the distance d between the second connection terminals, the distances D and d being sufficient to avoid electric discharge either between the first terminals or between the second terminals. Advantageously, the cryostat includes an enlargement situated above the two bushings and between them.

Abstract: A cryogenic apparatus of superconducting equipment with excellent assembly workability and a termination structure of a superconducting cable including the cryogenic apparatus are provided. A termination structure of a superconducting cable includes a terminal of the superconducting cable disposed on a low-temperature side, a bushing 10 for communicating power between the low-temperature side and a room-temperature side, a connection part 2 connecting the terminal of the cable and the bushing 10, and a terminal connection box 3 accommodating the connection part 2. The terminal connection box 3 includes a coolant vessel 20 accommodating a terminal of the bushing 10 on the low-temperature side and the connection part 2 and filled with a coolant for cooling the terminal and the connection part 2 and a vacuumed vessel 30 disposed so as to surround the coolant vessel 20.

Abstract: A branch-type intermediate joint structure for connecting a first superconducting cable having at least one cable core including superconducting conductors and a second superconducting cable having a plurality of cable cores including superconducting conductors. The intermediate joint structure comprises a conductor joint part, a joint box, and a coolant. The conductor joint part can integrally connect the superconducting conductors of the at least one cable core exposed from the first superconducting cable and the superconducting conductors of the plurality of cable cores exposed from the second superconducting cable. The joint box houses the conductor joint part and the cable core ends connected with the conductor joint part. The coolant is filled in the joint box and cools the superconducting conductors.

Abstract: A connection arrangement for electrically interconnecting the shields of so-called “cold-dielectric” superconductor cables in the context of a muiltiphase superconductive electrical link, each super-conductor cable comprising a central superconductor presenting superconductivity at cryogenic temperature, electrical insulation surrounding the central conductor, a shield surrounding the electrical insulation, and a cryostat surrounding said shield. According to the invention, the arrangement comprises a superconductive link between said shields, said superconductive link comprising a link superconductor and a cryogenic sheath surrounding said link superconductor, each of the two ends of said link superconductor being connected to a respective one of said shields by connection means that are both electrically and thermally conductive. The invention is particularly applicable to high voltage electricity.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high-vacuum-maintaining structure of a superconducting cable. The superconducting cable includes inner and outer metal tubes, and spacers disposed between the inner and outer metal tubes for spacing them by a prescribed distance. To the spacers is attached a gathering material, which serves to adsorb residual gas between the inner and outer metal tubes, thereby maintaining the superconducting cable in a high-vacuum state for a long time, improving thermal insulation performance of the superconducting cable, and reducing cooling costs and maintenance costs required for vacuum pumping thereof.

Abstract: A phase separation jig (100) for a superconducting cable includes: a cable holder (10) maintaining each core (80) of a multi-core superconducting cable (2) in a predetermined tolerable bending manner; and a coupler (20, 30) holding the cable holder (10) for each core (80) at a predetermined spacing with each other. Each core (80) is spaced apart from each other and maintained in a tolerable bending manner by the holder (10). Accordingly, a phase separation structure can be obtained which can regulate deformation of the cable and prevent abnormal deformation even for a superconducting cable.

Abstract: A phase split structure of a superconducting cable includes three cable cores each having a shield layer provided around a superconductor, a splitter box housing the three cable cores extending from an assembly portion where the three cable cores are assembled into the cable, in a state in which the cable cores are spaced apart from each other, and a shield connecting portion connecting respective shield layers of the cable cores to each other within the splitter box. The shield connecting portion allows the cable cores to have their respective shield layers connected together with low resistance and each shield layer can pass a current substantially equal in magnitude to that which each superconductor passes. Thus in each shield layer a magnetic field can be formed having a level that can cancel a magnetic field generated from each superconductor. The structure can thus effectively prevent a large magnetic field external to the cable core.

Abstract: A square electrical box molded in one-piece of plastic material has three ENT connectors extending outwardly from each box sidewall. The connectors on each sidewall include a middle connector and two outer connectors. All of the middle connectors are sized for receiving one-half inch standard trade size ENT conduit. Both of the outer connectors one one pair of opposite sidewalls are sized for receiving three-quarter inch standard trade size ENT conduit. The other pair of opposite sidewalls have one outer connector sized to receive three-quarter inch standard trade size ENT conduit and another outer connector sized to receive one-inch standard trade size ENT conduit. The box has attachment ears extending outwardly from the box corners along diagonal lines that extend across diagonally opposite ones of the box corners. An adapter attached to a front surface of the box has attachment ears aligned with the box ears.

Abstract: A method for mechanical stabilisation of a superconducting composite having a tube-shaped superconducting ceramic and a reinforcing pipe introduced into each other by pre-stressing the tube-shaped superconducting ceramic by applying compressive force on one end of the tube as well as to a pre-stressable superconducting composite.

Abstract: A superconducting cable comprising at least a superconducting conductor and a cryostat, including a thermal insulation and an inner tube, with a protecting element between the superconducting conductor and the inner tube, to prevent damages to the superconducting material by the inner tube of the cryostat.

Abstract: Disclosed is a termination that connects high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable immersed in pressurized liquid nitrogen to high voltage and neutral (shield) external bushings at ambient temperature and pressure. The termination consists of a splice between the HTS power (inner) and shield (outer) conductors and concentric copper pipes which are the conductors in the termination. There is also a transition from the dielectric tape insulator used in the HTS cable to the insulators used between and around the copper pipe conductors in the termination. At the warm end of the termination the copper pipes are connected via copper braided straps to the conventional warm external bushings which have low thermal stresses. This termination allows for a natural temperature gradient in the copper pipe conductors inside the termination which enables the controlled flashing of the pressurized liquid coolant (nitrogen) to the gaseous state.

Abstract: A superconducting cable having at least one phase and having: a) a layer of tapes of superconducting material; b) a tubular element of superconducting material for supporting said layer of tapes, said tubular element having at least one portion made of metallic material, and being in electrical contact with the layer of tapes of superconducting material; c) a cooling circuit adapted to cool the superconducting material to a working temperature not higher than its critical temperature, having a fluid at a predetermined working pressure ranging between a minimum value and a maximum value; wherein the deformation of said tapes of superconducting material, consequent to a temperature variation between the room temperature and the working temperature of the cable is lower than the critical deformation of the same tapes.

Abstract: A superconducting cable joint structure is a structure used to joint together superconducting cables used at cryogenic temperature or to joint together a terminal of the superconducting cable and a normal conducting cable, and it includes a joint insulation layer arranged radially outer than a portion connecting the superconducting cables' respective conductors together or the superconducting cable's conductor and the normal conducting cable's conductor together, and at least one coolant path provided at the joint insulation layer to cool the portion connecting the conductors together. The cable cores can have their connection prevented from generating heat to have an increased temperature.

Abstract: Provided is a superconducting cable having a structure such that cable cores, each having a superconducting layer, are housed in a thermal insulation pipe and the superconducting layer of each cable core has portions having different critical current values. When an excessive current flows in the superconducting layer in case of a short-circuit failure, the current exceeds the critical current value of the portion having a smaller critical current value first, which results in damage to the portion, suppressing the occurrence of damage to the other normal portion. A superconducting cable line using this superconducting cable and a splitter for accommodating the cable cores therein is also provided.

Abstract: A phase separation jig (100) for a superconducting cable includes: a cable holder (10) maintaining each core (80) of a multi-core superconducting cable (2) in a predetermined tolerable bending manner; and a coupler (20, 30) holding the cable holder (10) for each core (80) at a predetermined spacing with each other. Each core (80) is spaced apart from each other and maintained in a tolerable bending manner by the holder (10). Accordingly, a phase separation structure can be obtained which can regulate deformation of the cable and prevent abnormal deformation even for a superconducting cable.

Abstract: This invention relates to a practical superconducting conductor based upon biaxially textured high temperature superconducting coatings. In particular, methods for producing flexible and bend strain-resistant articles and articles produced in accordance therewith are described which provide improved current sharing, lower hysteretic losses under alternating current conditions, enhanced electrical and thermal stability and improved mechanical properties between otherwise isolated films in a coated high temperature superconducting (HTS) wire. Multilayered materials including operational material which is sensitive to bend strain can be constructed, in which the bend strain in the region in which such operational material is located is minimized. The invention also provides a means for splicing coated tape segments and for termination of coated tape stack ups or conductor elements.

Abstract: A superconducting cable is manufactured by providing spacers 12 in a plurality of cores 2 at the time of stranding of the cores 2, and removing the spacers 12 before the stranded cores 2 are housed in a thermally insulated pipe and housing the cores into the thermally insulated pipe while the strands are held in a slacked state. By means of temporal interposition of the spacers, there is easily manufactured three cores having sufficient slack to manage thermal contraction which occurs when the cores are cooled in the thermally insulated pipe.

Abstract: A method for refrigerating a high temperature superconducting device to maintain superconducting operating conditions wherein a first heat transfer means such as a first heat transfer fluid is cooled to a temperature greater than the temperature of saturated liquid nitrogen and is used for ambient heat intercept while a second heat transfer means such as a second heat transfer fluid is cooled to a temperature within the high temperature superconductivity temperature operating range to maintain superconducting operating conditions.

Abstract: A low resistance splice connects two cable-in-conduit superconductors to each other. Dividing collars for arranging sub-cable units from each conduit are provided, along with clamping collars for mating each sub-cable wire assembly to form mated assemblies. The mated assemblies ideally can be accomplished by way of splicing collar. The mated assemblies are cooled by way of a flow of coolant, preferably helium. A method for implementing such a splicing is also described.

Abstract: A high voltage power cable termination with a current lead, a power cable having a first tube and an outer conductor, e.g., a superconductor, whose electrically conducting properties improve at low temperatures, arranged around the first tube and intended in use to be cooled to low temperatures by cryogenic fluid flowing through the first tube, a joint for electrically connecting one end of the current lead to the conductor at one end of the cable at or adjacent to one of the first tube, and a second tube communicating with the first tube at or adjacent to the joint for conveying cryogenic fluid to or from the first tube. The first and the second tube are arranged so that, in use, no cryogenic fluid conveyed by the tubes contacts the conductor or the current lead at the joint. The invention also relates to electrical apparatus, e.g., a high voltage induction device, having such a termination.

Abstract: A superconducting cable (1) for high power with at least one phase comprises a superconducting core (2) wherein a plurality of elements (3) are housed, which are structurally independent and magnetically uncoupled, each of which includes—for each phase—a couple of phase and neutral coaxial conductors, each formed by at least a layer of superconducting material, electrically insulated from one another by interposition of a dielectric material (8). Thanks to the distribution of the superconducting material into several coaxial conductive elements (3), the cable (1) allows to transmit high current amounts in conditions of superconductivity, while using a high-temperature superconducting material sensitive to the magnetic field.

Abstract: An armored spring-core superconducting cable (12) is provided. The armored spring-core superconducting cable (12) may include a spring-core (20), at least one superconducting strand (24) wound onto the spring-core (20), and an armored shell (22) that encases the superconducting strands (24). The spring-core (20) is generally a perforated tube that allows purge gases and cryogenic liquids to be circulated through the armored superconducting cable (12), as well as managing the internal stresses within the armored spring-core superconducting cable (12). The armored shell (22) manages the external stresses of the armored spring-core superconducting cable (12) to protect the fragile superconducting strands (24). The armored spring-core superconducting cable (12) may also include a conductive jacket (34) formed outwardly of the armored shell (22).

Abstract: The present invention relates to superconductive filter technology. According to the arrangement of the superconductive filter (1), a columnar resonating member (23) having a superconductive material formed on the surface thereof is attached at one of its ends thereof to an inner wall (22) of a filter housing (21) so that a space is interposed between the columnar resonating member and each of connectors (27a, 27b) which are connectable to a signal input/output cables (5a, 5b), respectively. According to this arrangement, heat conduction from the outside can be suppressed as far as possible, and the superconductive condition can be created with stability, with the result that a stable filtering characteristic can be created.

Abstract: A superconducting apparatus includes a cryogenic chamber, superconducting equipment contained in the cryogenic chamber and a lead secured to the cryogenic chamber and connected to the superconducting equipment. A structured member for a prevention of an electric discharge is provided between the lead and an area for securing the lead of the cryogenic chamber. The structured member for the prevention of electric discharge may be a laminate of a conducting layer and a insulating layer having recoverable and non-recoverable insulation, and have an effect of shielding the corresponding lead from electromagnetic noises.

Abstract: Method of maintaining a superconducting cryolink at low temperature by a flow of liquid nitrogen produced by a liquefier feeding one end of a link section, wherein the section is fed by a single liquefier and nitrogen is drawn off from at least one intermediate point of the link section.

Abstract: A high temperature superconducting cable comprises a cryogenic core, with a superconducting material either inside the cryogenic core or wrapped around the core. A space maintained at a vacuum and functioning as a cryostat surrounds the core; within this space are a separator and superinsulation. A conventional dielectric at room temperature surrounds the superinsulation, and a conventional ground shield surrounds the conventional dielectric. This cable does not require a cryogenic dielectric and is of suitable size and nature to be used in retrofitting conventional cable pipes.

Abstract: A superconducting cable for high power with at least one phase includes a superconducting core wherein a plurality of elements are housed, which are structurally independent and magnetically uncoupled, each of which includes—for each phase—a couple of phase and neutral coaxial conductors, each formed by at least a layer of superconducting material, electrically insulated from one another by interposition of a dielectric material. As a result of the distribution of the superconducting material into several coaxial conductive elements, the cable allows to transmit high current amounts in conditions of superconductivity, while using a high-temperature superconducting material sensitive to the magnetic field. The conductive elements are connected at the ends to yield a mean exploitation efficiency of 100%.