Patent ID: 8280467

Claim:
A cable joint configured to couple a first section of high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable and a second section of HTS cable comprising: an exterior layer; an interior layer operatively connected with said exterior layer, said interior and exterior layers defining a space therebetween; a conductive lead configured to electrically connect a portion of HTS wire associated with said first section of HTS cable with a portion of HTS wire associated with said second section of HTS cable; and at least one conduit configured to permit a flow of coolant between said cable joint and at least one refrigeration module through a coolant line separate from said first and second sections of HTS cable; wherein said interior layer and said conductive lead define a passageway configured to permit a first flow of coolant therethrough and wherein said conductive lead includes at least one opening configured to permit a second flow of coolant therethrough.