WO2001033579A1 - Method of producing a superconducting cable - Google Patents
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- WO2001033579A1 WO2001033579A1 PCT/DK2000/000597 DK0000597W WO0133579A1 WO 2001033579 A1 WO2001033579 A1 WO 2001033579A1 DK 0000597 W DK0000597 W DK 0000597W WO 0133579 A1 WO0133579 A1 WO 0133579A1
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- H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
- H01B12/00—Superconductive or hyperconductive conductors, cables, or transmission lines
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- the invention relates to a method of producing a superconducting cable, where a plurality of superconducting ribbons are applied onto a preferably flexible tube, said ribbons being applied in one or more layers, optionally separated by intermediate plastic layers, whereafter a protective layer of textile or paper is optionally applied followed by a metal tube serving as the innermost wall of a cryostate, and whereby a plurality of for instance helical spacers are applied onto said metal tube followed by a final outer metal tube serving as the outermost wall of the cryostate.
- the cables with cryogenic, electric insulation imply that the electric insulation is arranged directly on the outer side of the superconducting cable conductor with the result that they are cooled to the same temperature as the cable conductor.
- the electric insulation is preferably formed by many layers of plastic film impregnated with the coolant for the cable.
- the cryostate is provided on the outer side of the electric insulation, said cryostate ensuring a thermal separation between the surroundings and the cryogenic area.
- the cryostate comprises a multilayer insulation and vacuum.
- the multilayer insulation is formed by a plastic film coated with a thin reflecting layer of for instance aluminium. These layers are separated by a fine- -meshed net of fibre glass.
- the vacuum minimizes the thermal conductivity at the same time as the film layers block the thermal radiation.
- the cables with electric insulation at room temperature imply that the electric insulation is arranged on the outer side of the cryostate.
- the electric insulation of the cable is more or less identical with the insulation of conventional cables and can for instance be formed by oil-impregnated paper or extruded plastics.
- the object of the invention is to show how it is possible to combine the electric and the thermal insulation and thereby to obtain a superconducting cable taking up less room than hitherto known.
- a method of the above type is according to the invention characterised in that a plurality of layers are inserted between the metal tubes and preferably below the spacers, at least a few of said layers being coated with a thin reflecting layer of metal.
- the vacuum between the metal tubes minimizes the thermal conducitivity at the same time as the metal-coated films block the thermal radiation.
- An increased influx of heat is met by increasing the number of film layers and by inserting a predetermined number of aluminium-coated layers which then operate both as equipotential surfaces and as equitemperature surfaces.
- a total of up to thirty layers of metal-coated film per cm may be inserted. Up to every second layer can be a metal-coated film.
- the metal-coated films may according to the invention during the appli- cation be wound according to a helical line with overlappings.
- a network may according to the invention be inserted between the film layers.
- the network may according to the invention be made of a semi-conducting or insulat- ing material.
- spacers may according to the invention be semi-conducting or insulating.
- the spacers may according to the invention be of a varying shape.
- Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a superconducting cable according to the invention.
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cable of Fig. 1.
- the superconducting cable illustrated in Fig. 1 comprises an inner, preferably flexible cooling tube 3 for the passage of liquid nitrogen.
- a superconducting ribbon 4 is wound onto this tube 3 according to a helical line in one or more layers, optionally separated by intermediate layers of plastics.
- the Figure shows four layers of superconducting ribbon 4. However, nothing prevents more or less layers from being used.
- the winding direction of the superconducting ribbon 4 can for instance be altered from layer to layer.
- the layers of superconducting ribbon 4 are followed by a protective layer 5 of textile or paper and then by a metal tube 6 which serves as the inner wall of a cryostate. When this inner wall 6 has been completed, it is wound with one or more layers of semi-conducting layers of plastic film, viz. an inner semiconductor.
- This plastic film is to ensure an even surface and thereby an even electric field.
- the inner semiconductor is wound with a relatively large number of layers 7, said number depending on the voltage level etc.
- These layers 7 are alternately layers made of thin plastic film of for instance teflon, polypropylene or poly- amide and layers made of fibre network which is either semi-conducting or electrically insulating and for instance made of fibre glass, carbon fibre or kevlar fibre.
- E of a pure plastic film is far higher (E plastics ⁇ 0.8 to 0.9) than a bare aluminium surface (E aluminium ⁇ 0.05)
- several layers of film are necessary. However, if only a few layers are strongly reflecting, then the amount of radiation added to the influx of heat is considerably reduced.
- an increase of the influx of heat is met by increasing the number of film layers and by inserting a predetermined number of aluminium-coated layers, which also serve as equipotential surfaces and equitemperature surfaces.
- a predetermined number of aluminium-coated layers which also serve as equipotential surfaces and equitemperature surfaces.
- yet another or more layers of semi-conducting plastic film are wound thereon, viz. the outer semiconductor.
- the winding on of the insulation by means of winding machines is carried out in the same manner as the winding of paper insulation onto conventional cable conductors.
- the outer semiconductor is wound with spacers 12.
- These spacers 12 can optionally also be applied between one or more of the above layers of film. In most cases the latter must be semi-conducting and accordingly they provide an electric connection between the outer semiconductor and the outer cryostate wall 9 substantially without affecting the transmission of heat.
- the spacers 12 are of an either tubular or square cross section. In order to minimize the transmission of heat through the spacers 12, said spacers 12 can be of a varying diameter in such a manner that only at very few locations they fill out the space between the wound insulation and the outer vacuum tube 9.
- the spacers 12 can be of other shapes and be inserted sporadically before the application of the outer cryostate wall 9. Alternatively, these spacers 12 can be insulating.
- the electric insulation can be provided in two ways.
- the electric insulation can for instance be made of pure plastic film.
- the individual layers of film are separated by networks of fibre glass and optionally also by spacers.
- One or more layers of plastic film can be provided for each layer of network of fibre glass. This insulation constitutes between 2/3 and 3/4 of the volume of the cryostate.
- the electric field propagates in response to the ratio of the dielectricity constants of the materials forming part of the insulation.
- the cryostate is evacuated, and accordingly a vacuum applies between the individual layers of film.
- the electric durability of vacuum is minimum 20 to 100 kV/mm in response to the length, across which the voltage applies.
- the cryostate leaks, atmospheric air can enter therein, but such a situation does not alter the electric field distribution because the dielectricity constant is the same for air and vacuum.
- the durability is a decade shorter for air than for vacuum, viz. 2 to 10 kV/mm in response to the length.
- the electric durability of thin plastic film is typically 20 to 100 kN/mm.
- the distance between the aluminium-coated layers of film has been significantly reduced.
- the resulting total thickness of the insulation is reduced.
- no network is inserted between the layers of film, but only on both sides of the aluminium-coated layers.
- the network must be semi-conducting and can for instance be made of carbon fibre.
- the electric field in the layer of air between the films is displaced onto the plastic films which present a very high breakdown voltage.
- the remaining plastic layers are wound tightly so as thereby to limit the penetration of air between the layers in case air penetrates into the cryostate.
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AU11302/01A AU1130201A (en) | 1999-10-29 | 2000-10-27 | Method of producing a superconducting cable |
EP00972635A EP1234312A1 (en) | 1999-10-29 | 2000-10-27 | Method of producing a superconducting cable |
JP2001535185A JP2003518707A (en) | 1999-10-29 | 2000-10-27 | Superconducting cable manufacturing method |
US10/135,178 US20020170733A1 (en) | 1999-10-29 | 2002-04-29 | Method of producing a superconducting cable |
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US (1) | US20020170733A1 (en) |
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JP (1) | JP2003518707A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1387666A (en) |
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WO (1) | WO2001033579A1 (en) |
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US3604832A (en) * | 1969-07-25 | 1971-09-14 | Siemens Ag | Coaxial arrangement of tubular members, and spacer structure for such arrangements |
US3657467A (en) * | 1969-07-25 | 1972-04-18 | Siemens Ag | Coolable electric cable |
US3835240A (en) * | 1972-09-28 | 1974-09-10 | Siemens Ag | Fluid cooled electrical cable |
US3826286A (en) * | 1973-02-28 | 1974-07-30 | Kabel Metallwerke Ghh | Spacer construction for thermally insulating concentric tubes |
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US7149560B2 (en) * | 2001-11-02 | 2006-12-12 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ldt. | Superconducting cable and superconducting cable line |
US7692338B2 (en) | 2004-07-20 | 2010-04-06 | Kabushiki Kaisha Y.Y.L. | Direct current superconducting power transmission cable and system |
WO2007134673A2 (en) * | 2006-05-24 | 2007-11-29 | Nkt Cables Gmbh | Container for screening magnetic fields of low frequency |
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