Apparatus and method for laser joining of superconducting tapes
US5239156A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S505/927
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Two Nb.sub.3 Sn superconducting tapes are overlapped by an amount equal to about two times the width of the superconducting tapes. A filler material of material substantially similar to the tapes is placed between the two tapes in the overlapped region. A NdYAG laser (4) sends a 20-40 watt beam focused by a lens that heats the tapes to create a bridge of superconductivity material formed over the region where the tapes are joined.
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