Insulated HTS Wire 
Carrying power through extreme conditions
When high current density is critical to HTS wire applications, American Superconductor offers HTS wire insulated with Kapton® polyimide film (type H). Kapton spiral-wrapped adhesive insulation has excellent physical , electrical and mechanical properties:
- Spiral wrap provides uniform coverall with minimum thickness build-up
- Superb durability with excellent cut-through resistance, yet easy to remove
- Multi-layer option to tailor voltage withstand to the needs of the application
- Adhesive system ensures reliability in demanding applications
- Proven in cryogenic environments to near –273ºC
- High tolerance to UV and nuclear radiation
- Readily insulates over splices and joints
- Easily field-applied and replaced over joints and termination zones

| Double layer insulated HTS wire | Single layer insulated HTS wire |
Specifications
Material: Silicone adhesive-backed Kapton polyimide film
Tape thickness: 13 µm
Layer build per side with adhesive: 30-45 µm
Layer build options: Standard from single layer up to three layers total coverage
Customer Options (wire to ground)
| Rated voltage Thickness build per side | ||
| Single layer total coverage with overlap | 1 kV DC | 80 µm (+/- 20%) |
| Double layer total coverage with overlap | 5 kV DC |
125 µm (+/- 20%) |
Partial coverage and high voltage (>19 kV) insulation options available upon request.
Certificate of Conformance provided.
Certificate of Analysis optionally available; please contact American Superconductor
Kapton® is a registered trademark of DuPont™
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