Superconducting wire material, superconducting wire material connection structure, superconducting wire material connection method, and treatment method of superconducting wire material end

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9312052-B2
Application number	US-201314235028-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2013
Priority date	May 2, 2012
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

Superconducting wire material, superconducting wire material connection structure, superconducting wire material connection method, and treatment method of superconducting wire material end are shown. According to one implementation, a superconducting wire material connection structure includes, a first superconducting wire material, a second superconducting wire material, and a third superconducting wire material. The first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material each include an end provided with a concave section in which at least a superconducting layer is removed and a filling section in which filling material is filled in the concave section. The first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material are positioned so that the ends oppose to each other. A third superconducting wire material is connected to both the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A superconducting wire material connection structure which connects superconducting wire material to each other, the superconducting wire material including a superconducting layer on a substrate, the superconducting wire material connection structure comprising:
a first superconducting wire material and a second superconducting wire material each including an end provided with:
a concave section in which at least the superconducting layer is removed; and
a filling section in which filling material is filled in the concave section, wherein the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material are positioned so that the respective ends oppose to each other; and
a third superconducting wire material which is connected to both the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material.

2. The superconducting wire material connection structure of claim 1 , wherein the third superconducting wire material is connected to the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material with a fusing section including material with a melting point lower than the filling material.

3. The superconducting wire material connection structure of claim 2 , wherein a superconducting layer of the third superconducting wire material is connected to superconducting layers of the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material through the fusing section.

4. The superconducting wire material connection structure of claim 1 , wherein the substrates are joined to each other by welding.

5. The superconducting wire material connection structure of claim 1 , wherein,
the superconducting layer is formed on only one face side of the substrate in the superconducting wire material; and
the third superconducting wire material is connected to both the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material by connecting respective faces on a side where the superconducting layer is formed.

6. A superconducting wire material which is a tape shape including a superconducting layer on a substrate, the superconducting wire material comprising:
a concave section provided partially in a longitudinal direction, the concave section in which at least the superconducting layer is entirely removed in a width direction; and
a filling section in which filling material is filled in the concave section, wherein
a portion of the concave section is formed in an end of the superconducting wire material; and
an interface between the filling section and the substrate is exposed from an edge face of the end.

7. The superconducting wire material of claim 6 , further comprising,
an intermediate layer between the substrate and the superconducting layer, wherein, at least a portion of the intermediate layer is removed in the concave section.

8. The superconducting wire material of claim 6 , wherein the end is provided with a fusing section including material with a melting point lower than the filling material.

9. A superconducting wire material connection method which connects superconducting wire material to each other, the superconducting wire material including a superconducting layer on a substrate, the superconducting wire material connection method comprising:
positioning a first superconducting wire material and a second superconducting wire material so that respective ends oppose to each other, wherein the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material each include the end provided with a concave section in which the superconducting layer is removed, and a filling section in which filling material is filled in the concave section; and
connecting a third superconducting wire material to the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material so as to bridge the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material.

10. The superconducting wire material connection method of claim 9 , wherein,
the superconducting layer is formed on only one face side of the substrate in the superconducting wire material; and
the third superconducting wire material is provided to bridge the first superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material, and the third superconducting wire material and the first superconducting wire material, and the third superconducting wire material and the second superconducting wire material are connected so that respective faces on a side where the superconducting layer is formed are opposed to each other.

11. A treatment method of superconducting wire material end including a superconducting layer on a substrate, the method comprising:
forming a concave section by removing at least the superconducting layer;
forming a filling section by filling the concave section with filling material; and
cutting a portion where the substrate and the filling section are overlapped and there is no superconducting layer between the substrate and the filling section.

12. The treatment method of superconducting wire material end of claim 11 , wherein
an intermediate layer is formed between the substrate and the superconducting layer; and
at least a portion of the intermediate layer is removed in the concave section.

13. The superconducting wire material of claim 7 , wherein the end is provided with a fusing section including material with a melting point lower than the filling material.

Assignees

• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
• Int Superconductivity Tech
• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mitsuhashi Takaharu
• Yagi Masashi
• Nakayama Ryo

Classifications

• H01B13/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables · CPC title

• H01R4/68 Primary

  Connections to or between superconductive connectors · CPC title

• H02G15/34

  Cable fittings for cryogenic cables {(superconductive cables per se H01B12/00)} · CPC title

• H01B12/06 Primary

  Films or wires on bases or cores · CPC title

• H01B12/02

  characterised by their form · CPC title