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Superconductive coil assembly particularly for a current limiter, and a current limiter including such a coil assembly

US5387890A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 1993
Grant dateFeb 7, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S336/01
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a superconductive coil assembly which may be used particularly for a current limiter, the coil assembly comprising a plurality of coaxial cylindrical coils electrically connected in series, each coil comprising two windings of superconductive material electrically connected in parallel, arranged coaxially and wound in opposite directions, wherein in each coil, the windings are separated by a material which has a surface resistance in the radial direction lying in the range 10.sup.-5 .OMEGA..m.sup.2 to 10.sup.-2 .OMEGA..m.sup.2 at the temperature of the cryostat, and in which the strands which constitute the superconductive wires may themselves be covered with a layer of the same material.

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