Superconducting magnet having a support structure for ring-shaped superconductive coils

Patent · Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5993148

Laskaris, E T

A superconducting magnet includes a coil support structure comprising a body formed of a generally-cylindrical wall. The body includes at least a pair of surfaces facing inwardly of said body, each being of generally-cylindrical shape and each being adapted to abut the radially-outer surface of a respective one of a pair of ring-shaped, superconductive coils. The support structure comprises a material such as aluminum which is adapted to shrink around the coils as the body and coils are cooled to a cryogenic temperature, so as to provide interference fits between the body and the coils. To prevent movement of the coils towards each other due to magnetic attraction forces therebetween, the body includes a pair of shoulders extending inwardly from respective adjacent edges of the pair of inwardly-facing surfaces. The shoulders are adapted to abut confronting surfaces of the pair of coils to prevent the coils from moving towards each other.

• Assignee: General Electric Company
• Patent Number(s): US 4467303
• OSTI ID: 5993148
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 7 Mar 1983; Other Information: PAT-APPL-472706
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS
DESIGN
SUPPORTS
ALUMINIUM
COOLING SYSTEMS
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
SUPERCONDUCTING WIRES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
CONFIGURATION
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
MAGNETS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
METALS
SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
WIRES
420201* - Engineering- Cryogenic Equipment & Devices