Method for current sharing in a superconducting current lead
US6389685B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49117
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A current lead including a high-temperature superconductor and a normal conductive component is coupled to a superconducting device. Electric current is delivered through the current lead at a level above the critical current carrying capacity of the high-temperature superconductor, creating a current-sharing mode of conductance through at least part of both the superconducting component and the normal conductive component.
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