Lead and thermal disconnect for ramping of an MRI or other superconducting magnet

A superconducting magnet (10) includes a cryogenic container (22, 32) containing a superconducting magnet winding (20). A sealed electrical feedthrough (36) passes through the cryogenic container. A contactor (40) inside the cryogenic container has an actuator (42) and feedthrough-side and magnet-si...

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Main Authors Urbahn, John, Menteur, Philippe Abel, Pfleiderer, Glen George, Voss, Matthew
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.11.2022
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRICITY
INDUCTANCES
MAGNETS
MEASURING
MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
PHYSICS
SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
TESTING
TRANSFORMERS
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Summary:A superconducting magnet (10) includes a cryogenic container (22, 32) containing a superconducting magnet winding (20). A sealed electrical feedthrough (36) passes through the cryogenic container. A contactor (40) inside the cryogenic container has an actuator (42) and feedthrough-side and magnet-side electrical terminals (46, 47). A high temperature superconductor (HTS) lead (60) also disposed in the cryogenic container has a first end (62) electrically connected with the magnet-side electrical terminal of the contactor and a second end (64) electrically connected to the superconducting magnet winding. A first stage thermal station (52) thermally connected with the first end of the HTS lead has a temperature (T1) lower than the critical temperature (TC,HTS) of the HTS lead. A second stage thermal station (54) thermally connected with the second end of the HTS lead has a temperature (T2) lower than a critical temperature (TC) of the superconducting magnet winding (20).
Bibliography:Application Number: US201716092817