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The superconductor structure for conducting an electric current in a predetermined direction has a metallic support and one or more conductor tracks. The conductor tracks have at least one electrically insulating interlayer deposited on the support and a high Tcsuperconductor layer deposited on the

The superconductor structure for conducting an electric current in a predetermined direction has a metallic support and one or more conductor tracks. The conductor tracks have at least one electrically insulating interlayer deposited on the support and a high Tcsuperconductor layer deposited on the interlayer. Between its superconducting layer and the support, the conductor track has at least one connecting part, which extends in the current-conducting direction, for electrically connecting the superconducting layer and the support in parallel. The superconductor structure may be provided in particular for a current limiter device.

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1. A superconductor structure for conducting an electric current in a predetermined direction, comprising: a support of normally conductive non-superconductive metallic material, said support also acting as a shunt resistor; a conductor track on said support, said conductor track containing at l

1. A superconductor structure for conducting an electric current in a predetermined direction, comprising: a support of normally conductive non-superconductive metallic material, said support also acting as a shunt resistor; a conductor track on said support, said conductor track containing at least one interlayer of electrically insulating material deposited on said support and at least one superconducting layer of high-Tcsuperconductor material deposited on said interlayer; at least one electrically conductive connecting part extending in a current flow direction of said conductor track and connecting said superconducting layer electrically in parallel with said support. 2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said at least one connecting part is a strip-like metal layer extending laterally from said superconducting layer to an edge area of said support. 3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said superconducting layer has an edge strip disposed to laterally overlap said interlayer, said edge strip forming said at least one connecting part and resting on a corresponding edge area of said support. 4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein said interlayer is formed with lateral recesses wherein said superconducting layer rests on said support. 5. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said support is made from a material selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Ag, alloys thereof, and steel. 6. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said support is made from a NiMo alloy. 7. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said superconductor material has defined crystalline dimensions and said at least one interlayer is formed with a texture matched to the crystalline dimensions of said superconductor material. 8. The structure according to claim 7, wherein said at least one interlayer is made from an oxide selected from the group consisting of biaxially textured, yttrium-stabilized ZrO2and CeO2. 9. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said conductor track is a plurality of discrete conductor tracks and said support is a common support for said plurality of conductor tracks. 10. A current limiter device, comprising at least one superconductor structure according to claim 1. 11. The current limiter device according to claim 10, which comprises a plurality of electrically interconnected modular current limiter elements each having a superconductor structure according to claim 1. 12. The current limiter device according to claim 11, wherein each said current limiter element has a winding comprising a bifilar-wound conductor strip having the superconductor structure. 13. The current limiter device according to claim 12, which comprises insulating strips between said strip conductor windings, said insulating strips being disposed to enable access a coolant between adjacent conductor strip layers. 14. A superconductor structure for conducting an electric current in a predetermined direction, comprising: a support of metallic material; a conductor track on said support, said conductor track containing at least one interlayer of electrically insulating material deposited on said support and at least one superconducting layer of high-Tcsuperconductor material deposited on said interlayer, said interlayer having with lateral recesses formed therein in which said superconducting layer rests on said support; at least one electrically conductive connecting part extending in a current flow direction of said conductor track and electrically connecting said superconducting layer in parallel with said support.