A superconducting coil comprising an oxide superconducting wire includes: a superconducting laminate comprising a substrate and an oxide superconducting layer; and a stabilization layer made of copper plating formed around the superconducting laminate. A thickness d of the stabilization layer is in the range of 10 to 40 μm. A ratio Ra/d of the thickness d of the stabilization layer and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of an outer surface of the stabilization layer is in the range of 0.005 to 0.03. An intermediate layer is arranged between the substrate and the oxide superconducting layer. When a tensile test of pulling the oxide superconducting wire in a longitudinal direction within a stress range of 180 to 600 MPa in liquid nitrogen is performed, a ratio of a critical current when a repeated pulling number reaches 100,000 times and an initial critical current measured before the tensile test is 0.99 or more.

A superconducting flux barrier electric motor, including at least one induced element and at least one conductor, one of the armature or the inductor housing at least one rotor and at least one superconducting induction coil, and the other including at least one arrangement of the electromagnetic coils coaxial with the superconducting induction coil the rotor comprising superconducting pellets mounted radially inside the superconducting coil on an axis of rotation of the motor, where the electromagnetic coils are made of superconducting material and the induced element and the inductor are arranged in an assembly forming a cooling chamber provided with specific cooling means for the superconducting elements of the induced element and the inductor.

A superconducting flux barrier electric motor, including at least one induced element and at least one conductor, one of the armature or the inductor housing at least one rotor and at least one superconducting induction coil, and the other including at least one arrangement of the electromagnetic coils coaxial with the superconducting induction coil the rotor comprising superconducting pellets mounted radially inside the superconducting coil on an axis of rotation of the motor, where the electromagnetic coils are made of superconducting material and the induced element and the inductor are arranged in an assembly forming a cooling chamber provided with specific cooling means for the superconducting elements of the induced element and the inductor.

A superconducting magnet may include magnet coils including at least one group of outer coils and at least one group of inner coils, a container including an accommodating space, at least one first chamber that is disposed within the accommodating space and houses the at least one group of the inner coils, and at least one second chamber that is disposed within the accommodating space and houses the at least one group of the outer coils. The at least one first chamber and the at least one second chamber may be configured to be filled with a cooling medium and are in fluid communication with each other. The cooling medium may be configured to cool the magnet coils to a superconducting state.

A superconducting magnet may include magnet coils including at least one group of outer coils and at least one group of inner coils, a container including an accommodating space, at least one first chamber that is disposed within the accommodating space and houses the at least one group of the inner coils, and at least one second chamber that is disposed within the accommodating space and houses the at least one group of the outer coils. The at least one first chamber and the at least one second chamber may be configured to be filled with a cooling medium and are in fluid communication with each other. The cooling medium may be configured to cool the magnet coils to a superconducting state.

A connection structure of high-temperature superconducting wires includes first and second superconducting wires which are high-temperature superconducting wires respectively having a base material consisting of metal or alloy, and an oxide superconducting layer formed on the base material. A joint portion containing a superconducting connection portion between the first and second superconducting wires joins the first and second superconducting wires in a positional relationship facing the surfaces of first and second superconducting layers which are the oxide superconducting layers of each of the first and second superconducting wires, are opposed to each other. In a base material of at least one superconducting wire among the first and second superconducting wires, a first portion constituting the joint portion is thicker than a second portion not constitute the joint portion in the same base material.

A connection structure of high-temperature superconducting wires includes first and second superconducting wires which are high-temperature superconducting wires respectively having a base material consisting of metal or alloy, and an oxide superconducting layer formed on the base material. A joint portion containing a superconducting connection portion between the first and second superconducting wires joins the first and second superconducting wires in a positional relationship facing the surfaces of first and second superconducting layers which are the oxide superconducting layers of each of the first and second superconducting wires, are opposed to each other. In a base material of at least one superconducting wire among the first and second superconducting wires, a first portion constituting the joint portion is thicker than a second portion not constitute the joint portion in the same base material.

Coils for superconducting magnets and methods of making coils for superconducting magnets and controlling the turn-to-turn contact resistance of coils. The coils include a REBCO superconducting tape coated with a layer of tin-lead solder, co-wound with an oxidized stainless steel tape. The inclusion of tin-lead solder on the REBCO tape and a layer of oxidation on the stainless steel tape advantageously allow for tuning of the turn-to-turn contact resistance of the coil, and advantageously mitigates the effect of repeated pressure cycling on the turn-to-turn contact resistance.

Coils for superconducting magnets and methods of making coils for superconducting magnets and controlling the turn-to-turn contact resistance of coils. The coils include a REBCO superconducting tape coated with a layer of tin-lead solder, co-wound with an oxidized stainless steel tape. The inclusion of tin-lead solder on the REBCO tape and a layer of oxidation on the stainless steel tape advantageously allow for tuning of the turn-to-turn contact resistance of the coil, and advantageously mitigates the effect of repeated pressure cycling on the turn-to-turn contact resistance.

A superconducting coil comprises a superconducting wire, an insulating sheet, and an adhesive resin. The insulating sheet includes a plurality of resin sheets and two semi-cured resin fiber sheets. The plurality of resin sheets have electrical insulation and are disposed in at least two layers. The two semi-cured resin fiber sheets are disposed in layers with the plurality of resin sheets disposed therebetween. The plurality of resin sheets and the two semi-cured resin fiber sheets have mutually adjacent resin and semi-cured resin fiber sheets bonded together.