Patent ID: 8195260

Claim:
A two-sided joint for a HTS laminated wire comprising: a first laminated HTS wire having a tapered end across the width of the first laminated wire and comprising a first laminate layer, a substrate layer overlaying the first laminate layer, a buffer layer overlaying the substrate layer, a superconductor layer overlaying the buffer layer, a gap layer overlaying the buffer layer, and a second laminate layer overlaying the gap layer; a second laminated HTS wire having a tapered end across the width of the second laminated wire and comprising a first laminate layer, a substrate layer overlaying the first laminate layer, a buffer layer overlaying the substrate layer, a superconductor layer overlaying the buffer layer, a gap layer overlaying the superconductor layer, and a second laminate layer overlaying the gap layer, wherein the tapered end of the first laminated HTS wire is adjacent to and mated with the tapered end of the second laminated HTS wire; a first HTS strap in electrical communication with the second laminate layer of the first laminated HTS wire and the second laminate layer of the second laminated HTS wire; and a backing strap proximate to the first laminate layer of the first laminated HTS wire and the first laminate layer of the second laminated HTS wire.