In order to obtain a highly versatile superconducting cable capable of absorbing differences in thermal contraction amounts that arise between three members, these being a cable core, an inner tube, and an outer tube, and to obtain a superconducting cable manufacturing method of the same, a superconducting cable includes a thermal insulation vacuum tube and a cable core. The thermal insulation vacuum tube includes an inner tube fixed at both ends and having a cooling medium filled inside, and an outer tube disposed at an outer peripheral side of the inner tube with a space between the outer tube and the inner tube maintained at a vacuum, and is configured to include a winding section wound with one or more turns. The cable core is fixed at both ends and disposed inside the inner tube.

In order to obtain a highly versatile superconducting cable capable of absorbing differences in thermal contraction amounts that arise between three members, these being a cable core, an inner tube, and an outer tube, and to obtain a superconducting cable manufacturing method of the same, a superconducting cable includes a thermal insulation vacuum tube and a cable core. The thermal insulation vacuum tube includes an inner tube fixed at both ends and having a cooling medium filled inside, and an outer tube disposed at an outer peripheral side of the inner tube with a space between the outer tube and the inner tube maintained at a vacuum, and is configured to include a winding section wound with one or more turns. The cable core is fixed at both ends and disposed inside the inner tube.

A superconducting integrated circuit, comprising a plurality of superconducting circuit elements, each having a variation in operating voltage over time; a common power line; and a plurality of bias circuits, each connected to the common power line, and to a respective superconducting circuit element, wherein each respective bias circuit is superconducting during at least one time portion of the operation of a respective superconducting circuit element, and is configured to supply the variation in operating voltage over time to the respective superconducting circuit element.

A superconductive cable including: a former; one or more superconductive conductor layers provided outside the former; an insulating layer configured to surround the superconductive conductor layers; and one or more superconductive shield layers provided on an exterior of the insulating layer. The superconductive conductor layers and the superconductive shield layers are formed of superconductive wire rods, and each superconductive wire rod includes a metal substrate layer and a plurality of superconducting layers deposited on the metal substrate layer using a superconductive material. In the superconductive wire rods of an outermost superconductive conductor layer among the superconductive conductor layers and an innermost superconductive shield layer among the superconductive shield layers, each of the metal substrate layers and the superconducting layers are disposed in opposite directions.

A superconductive cable including: a former; one or more superconductive conductor layers provided outside the former; an insulating layer configured to surround the superconductive conductor layers; and one or more superconductive shield layers provided on an exterior of the insulating layer. The superconductive conductor layers and the superconductive shield layers are formed of superconductive wire rods, and each superconductive wire rod includes a metal substrate layer and a plurality of superconducting layers deposited on the metal substrate layer using a superconductive material. In the superconductive wire rods of an outermost superconductive conductor layer among the superconductive conductor layers and an innermost superconductive shield layer among the superconductive shield layers, each of the metal substrate layers and the superconducting layers are disposed in opposite directions.

The present invention relates to a cryogenic cooling apparatus capable of stably maintaining a cryogenic condition by repairing or exchanging a sensor such as a temperature sensor of the cryogenic cooling apparatus without releasing vacuum states of the cryogenic cooling apparatus and a system connected thereto, when the sensor needs to be repaired or exchanged.

The present invention relates to a cryogenic cooling apparatus capable of stably maintaining a cryogenic condition by repairing or exchanging a sensor such as a temperature sensor of the cryogenic cooling apparatus without releasing vacuum states of the cryogenic cooling apparatus and a system connected thereto, when the sensor needs to be repaired or exchanged.

The present disclosure relates to DC transmission. Some embodiments may include a device for DC transmission comprising: a superconducting transmission line including a superconducting conductor element; and a cooling device for cooling an inner region of the transmission line with a fluid coolant to a temperature below a critical temperature of the superconducting conductor element. The superconducting transmission line may comprise a vacuum-insulated sleeve thermally isolating the inner region of the transmission line from a warmer outer surrounding area. The cooling device may comprise a feed device feeding coolant at an end region of the transmission line into the inner region of the transmission line. The transmission line may be free of internally arranged feed devices for feeding coolant at locations away from the end region.

The present disclosure relates to DC transmission. Some embodiments may include a device for DC transmission comprising: a superconducting transmission line including a superconducting conductor element; and a cooling device for cooling an inner region of the transmission line with a fluid coolant to a temperature below a critical temperature of the superconducting conductor element. The superconducting transmission line may comprise a vacuum-insulated sleeve thermally isolating the inner region of the transmission line from a warmer outer surrounding area. The cooling device may comprise a feed device feeding coolant at an end region of the transmission line into the inner region of the transmission line. The transmission line may be free of internally arranged feed devices for feeding coolant at locations away from the end region.

A superconducting power transmission system that comprises an inner pipe housing a superconducting cable therein, a radiation covering at least a part of the inner pipe from outside; and an outer pipe housing the inner pipe and the radiation shield therein. A vacuum is created in a space from an inside of the outer pipe to an outside of the inner pipe with the radiation shield therebetween. The system further comprises at least one radiation shield pipe, housed in the outer pipe and thermally coupled with the radiation shield, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a second cryogen for the radiation shield being made to flow through the radiation shield pipe.