Superconductor current leads
US11469021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/68
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A current lead for supplying current to a superconducting device, the current lead having a high temperature superconductor (HTS) conductor extending along a length of the current lead, the HTS conductor thermally and electrically joined to an electrical shunt. Voltage taps are connected to respective ends of the HTS conductor for connection to a quench heater in thermal contact with a superconducting device. A quench in the HTS conductor gives rise to a voltage appearing between the voltage taps, and the voltage is applied to the quench heater to give rise to quench within the superconducting device.
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