Apparatus for making a superconducting magnet for particle accelerators

Patent · Tue Mar 24 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5222601

Jarabak, A J; Sunderman, W H; Mendola, E G; Kalkbrenner, R W

This patent describes apparatus for pressing and curing a coil made of superconductor material, the superconducting material being wound onto a winding mandrel and secured thereto so as to form the coil. It comprises: press means for forming and curing the coil, the press means including, a lower platen for receiving the winding mandrel; an upper platen cure mold having a cavity of a predetermined shape therein for receiving the coil on the winding mandrel; means for aligning the winding mandrel with respect to the upper platen cure mold; means for raising and lowering the winding mandrel with respect to the lower platen and into and out of the cavity of the upper platen cure mold; sensing means for determining when the coil and the winding mandrel have seated in the cavity of the upper platen cure mold; means for aligning the coil on the winding mandrel with respect to the cavity of the upper platen cure mold; means for raising and lowering the lower platen with respect to the upper platen cure mold, and for applying pressure to a pressing means positioned adjacent to the coil on the winding mandrel positioned within the cavity when the lower platen has been raised into contact with the pressing means for forming the coil into the predetermined shape of the cavity; and means for heating the coil on the winding mandrel, when within the cavity of the upper platen cure mold, to a predetermined temperature, for curing the coil, and a conveyor for moving the winding mandrel into and out of the press means, the conveyor having means for aligning the winging mandrel with respect to the press means.

• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5098276
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-605812
• OSTI ID: 5222601
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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