US 11,887,752 B2
Blocks-in-conduit cable using high-temperature superconducting tape
Peter McIntyre, Bryan, TX (US); and John Scott Rogers, College Station, TX (US)
Assigned to The Texas A&M University System, College Sation, TX (US); and Accelerator Technology Corp., College Station, TX (US)
Filed by The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US); and Accelerator Technology Corp., College Station, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/511,278.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/198,543, filed on Oct. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0238256 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H01B 12/06 (2006.01); H01B 1/08 (2006.01); H01B 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 12/06 (2013.01) [H01B 1/08 (2013.01); H01B 7/18 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sub-cable comprising a multiplicity of copper-clad superconducting tapes comprising superconductor Rare-Earth Barium Copper Oxide (REBCO) tapes stacked face-face such that the faces are in contact, further comprising a laminar spring contacting the outermost face of the sub-cable, the laminar spring comprising two strips of high-strength spring-tempered metal alloy that form an arched spring and are welded to one another along their common edges to provide a compliant spring action over a range of compression.