Patent ID: 7816303

Claim:
A laminated superconductor wire, comprising: a superconductor wire assembly, said assembly having a length and a width, said assembly comprising a first superconductor insert comprising a first high temperature superconductor layer overlaying a first biaxially textured substrate and a first electrically conductive cap layer overlaying and in electrical contact with the first superconductor layer, and a second superconductor insert comprising a second high temperature superconductor layer overlaying a second biaxially textured substrate and a second electrically conductive cap layer overlaying and in electrical contact with the second superconductor layer, wherein the first and second superconductor inserts are stacked and joined together at their respective biaxially textured substrates; and an electrically conductive structure substantially surrounding the superconductor wire assembly, wherein the electrically conductive structure is in electrical contact with the each of the electrically conductive cap layers.