Patent ID: 6671953
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: H01B,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a cable-in-conduit-conductor, comprising:(a) providing a plurality of tubes onto a flat work surface; (b) providing a continuous supply of superconductor cable at one end of the work surface; (c) pulling the superconductor cable into and through a first tube to create a first portion of encased superconductor cable; (d) receiving and bending the superconductor cable exiting the first tube at an opposite end of the work surface from the supply of superconductor cable, the bending step being performed in a manner that does not harden and twist of the superconductor cable; (e) returning a naked length of superconductor cable toward an end of the work surface opposite the receiving and bending described in step (d); (f) receiving and bending the naked length of superconductor cable in a manner that does not harden and twist of the cable, and then pulling the naked length of superconductor cable into and through a second tube, the second tube being oriented substantially parallel to the first tube, to create a second portion of encased superconductor cable; and (g) tensioning and compressing the first portion of encased superconductor cable so as to eliminate the naked length of superconductor cable, joining the first portion of encased superconductor cable with the second portion of encased superconductor cable, and subsequently tensioning and compressing the second portion of encased superconductor cable so as to form a single unitary length of cable-in-conduit conductor.