Acoustic diagnostic system and method for superconducting devices operating in gas or liquid
Abstract
A novel system and method for detecting a quench of a superconducting conductor and detecting abnormal behavior of a superconducting conductor using acoustic sensor technology in the coolant of a superconducting cable and/or magnet is disclosed. This system and method is not only limited to use for superconductors, but also may be used for any device disposed in liquid and gas. Acoustic sensors are installed along a coolant space of a superconducting conductor and monitor coolant conditions. By monitoring acoustic changes, temperature changes or coolant flow disruption can be detected very quickly by an acoustic sensor array. By disposition of the acoustic sensor array in a coolant flow channel, the acoustic sensor system can quickly detect a local condition, such as the thermal status (temperature) of a superconducting cable and magnet with precise spatial resolution.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1632613
- Patent Number(s):
- 10571535
- Application Number:
- 16/012,183
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC02-93ER54186
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 06/19/2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Takayasu, Makoto. Acoustic diagnostic system and method for superconducting devices operating in gas or liquid. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web.
Takayasu, Makoto. Acoustic diagnostic system and method for superconducting devices operating in gas or liquid. United States.
Takayasu, Makoto. Tue .
"Acoustic diagnostic system and method for superconducting devices operating in gas or liquid". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1632613.
@article{osti_1632613,
title = {Acoustic diagnostic system and method for superconducting devices operating in gas or liquid},
author = {Takayasu, Makoto},
abstractNote = {A novel system and method for detecting a quench of a superconducting conductor and detecting abnormal behavior of a superconducting conductor using acoustic sensor technology in the coolant of a superconducting cable and/or magnet is disclosed. This system and method is not only limited to use for superconductors, but also may be used for any device disposed in liquid and gas. Acoustic sensors are installed along a coolant space of a superconducting conductor and monitor coolant conditions. By monitoring acoustic changes, temperature changes or coolant flow disruption can be detected very quickly by an acoustic sensor array. By disposition of the acoustic sensor array in a coolant flow channel, the acoustic sensor system can quickly detect a local condition, such as the thermal status (temperature) of a superconducting cable and magnet with precise spatial resolution.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {2}
}
Works referenced in this record:
Method and device for monitoring superconducting system
patent, February 1979
- Nomura, Harehiko; Takahisa, Kiyoshi
- US Patent Document 4,140,021
Apparatus and method for cooling a superconducting cable
patent, April 1976
- Schmidt, Fritz
- US Patent Document 3,950,606