Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Partitioned cable joint for superconducting cables
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Application No.: US17333314Application Date: 2021-05-28
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Publication No.: US12062879B2Publication Date: 2024-08-13
- Inventor: Christopher Craighill , Alexey Radovinsky , Rui Vieira , Vincent Fry , Colin O'Shea , Sera Evcimen
- Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
- Main IPC: H01R4/00
- IPC: H01R4/00 ; H01B12/02 ; H01R4/68

Abstract:
Described is a partitioned cable joint comprising a plurality of physically distributed joint elements with the plurality of joint elements taken together defining a joint length. Joint elements may have a first mounting region having a shape selected to accept one petal of superconducting cable and a second mounting region having a shape selected to accept one petal of a second conductor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210376498A1 Partitioned Cable Joint for Superconducting Cables Public/Granted day:2021-12-02
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