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Method for repairing an oxide superconducting connecting line

US5221663A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 1991
Grant dateJun 22, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S505/736
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for producing an oxide superconducting connecting line includes initially coating a line with at least one layer of a crystalline or amorphous metal alloy forming a superconductive oxide. The line is subsequently heated to a temperature below the melting temperature of the oxide. A gas containing oxygen is simultaneously brought into contact with the accessible surface forming an oxide film which is superconductive upon cooling. When the oxide film is damaged at a certain location, the still-undamaged layer is exposed to the oxygen-containing gas and the line is heated at the damaged location. A superconducting film is again formed. A combination superconducting connecting line and an apparatus for producing the superconducting connecting line is also disclosed.

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