The integration of liquid cryogen cooling and cryocoolers withsuperconducting electronic systems
The need for cryogenic cooling has been a critical issuethat has kept superconducting electronic devices from reaching the marketplace. Even though the performance of many of the superconductingcircuits is superior to silicon electronics, the requirement forcryogenic cooling has put the superconducting devices at a seriousdisadvantage. This report discusses the process of refrigeratingsuperconducting devices with cryogenic liquids and small cryocoolers.Three types of cryocoolers are compared for vibration, efficiency, andreliability. The connection of a cryocooler to the load is discussed. Acomparison of using flexible copper straps to carry the heat load andusing heat pipe is shown. The type of instrumentation needed formonitoring and controlling the cooling is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 917813
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-53068-Conf.; R&D Project: 1; BnR: YN0100000; TRN: US200817%%886
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International Superconducting ElectronicsConference 2003, Manly, Australia, 7 -11 July 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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