Why wide HTS?
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Renaissance Fusion
“To produce stellarator magnets, competitors wind narrow tapes (4-12 mm in width) on 3D structures. The complexity lies in fabricating the 3D structures and installing the tapes in 3D, with millimetric precision.”
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