Patent ID: 9653196
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H01B,H01L,H02G,Y02E

Claim:
1. A cooling system comprising: a first high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable comprising a first cable subsection and a second cable subsection each configured to have a coolant flowing there-through, the first HTS cable including a first cable joint configured to couple the first and the second subsections thereof; a second high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable comprising a first cable subsection and a second cable subsection each configured to have a coolant flowing there-through, the second HTS cable including a second cable joint configured to couple the first and the second subsections thereof; a third high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable comprising a first cable subsection and a second cable subsection each configured to have a coolant flowing there-through, the third HTS cable including a third cable joint configured to couple the first and the second subsections thereof; a first refrigeration module in fluid communication with the first cable joint, the first refrigeration module configured to receive and cool at least a portion of the coolant flowing through said first HTS cable and divide said at least a portion of the coolant into a first coolant stream for return to said second cable joint via a first coolant line and into a second coolant stream for return to said third cable joint via a second coolant line; wherein the first and second coolant lines are separate from said first, second, and third HTS cables; a second refrigeration module in fluid communication with one of the first or second subsections of the second HTS cable for receiving and cooling a portion of the coolant flowing through the second HTS cable and providing the cooled portion of the coolant to the first HTS cable; and a third refrigeration module in fluid communication with one of the first or second subsections of the third HTS cable for receiving and cooling a portion of the coolant flowing through the third HTS cable and providing the cooled portion of the coolant to the first HTS cable.