Cooling arrangement for a superconducting coil
Abstract
A superconducting device is disclosed, such as a superconducting rotor for a generator or motor. A vacuum enclosure has an interior wall surrounding a cavity containing a vacuum. A superconductive coil is placed in the cavity. A generally-annularly-arranged, thermally-conductive sheet has an inward-facing surface contacting generally the entire outward-facing surface of the superconductive coil. A generally-annularly-arranged coolant tube contains a cryogenic fluid and contacts a generally-circumferential portion of the outward-facing surface of the sheet. A generally-annularly-arranged, thermally-insulative coil overwrap generally circumferentially surrounds the sheet. The coolant tube and the inward-facing surface of the coil overwrap together contact generally the entire outward-facing surface of the sheet. 3 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 672598
- Patent Number(s):
- 5774032
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-702,879; TRN: 99:001064
- Assignee:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC02-93CH10589
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 30 Jun 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 66 PHYSICS; SUPERCONDUCTING MOTORS; SUPERCONDUCTING GENERATORS; SUPERCONDUCTING COILS; VACUUM SYSTEMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; CRYOGENIC FLUIDS; COOLING SYSTEMS; DESIGN
Citation Formats
Herd, K G, and Laskaris, E T. Cooling arrangement for a superconducting coil. United States: N. p., 1998.
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title = {Cooling arrangement for a superconducting coil},
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abstractNote = {A superconducting device is disclosed, such as a superconducting rotor for a generator or motor. A vacuum enclosure has an interior wall surrounding a cavity containing a vacuum. A superconductive coil is placed in the cavity. A generally-annularly-arranged, thermally-conductive sheet has an inward-facing surface contacting generally the entire outward-facing surface of the superconductive coil. A generally-annularly-arranged coolant tube contains a cryogenic fluid and contacts a generally-circumferential portion of the outward-facing surface of the sheet. A generally-annularly-arranged, thermally-insulative coil overwrap generally circumferentially surrounds the sheet. The coolant tube and the inward-facing surface of the coil overwrap together contact generally the entire outward-facing surface of the sheet. 3 figs.},
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year = {Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
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