Persistent superconducting switch for conduction-cooled superconducting magnet

U.S. Patent Number: 5394130

Abstract: A stable superconducting switch suitable for use in a conduction-cooled superconducting magnet includes a tape wound in a coil with the tape including an Nb.sub.3 Sn conductor sandwiched between stabilizing layers of copper, bronze or brass and wound in layers, with groups of layers separated by a partial layer of electrically conductive material.

Inventors: Xu; Bu-Xin (Florence, SC), Jayakumar; Raghavan (Arlington, TX), Wollan; John J. (Golden, CO)

Assignee: General Electric Company (Milwaukee, WI)

Application Number: 08/001,692

Issued: 1995-02-28

Expired: 2007-02-28

Classes: 335/216 ; 336/DIG.1; 361/141; 505/879

Field of search: 335/216 505/1,704,705,879 336/DIG.1 361/141

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