Freely oriented portable superconducting magnet

Title: Freely oriented portable superconducting magnet

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A freely oriented portable superconducting magnet is disclosed. Coolant is supplied to the superconducting magnet from a repository separate from the magnet, enabling portability of the magnet. A plurality of support assemblies structurally anchor and thermally isolate the magnet within a thermal shield. A plurality of support assemblies structurally anchor and thermally isolate the thermal shield within a vacuum vessel. The support assemblies restrain movement of the magnet resulting from energizing and cooldown, as well as from changes in orientation, enabling the magnet to be freely orientable.

Inventors:

Schmierer, Eric N ^[1]; Prenger, F Coyne ^[1]; Hill, Dallas D ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 2010-01-12

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 979376

Patent Number(s):: 7646272

Application Number:: 11/832,669

Assignee:: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H01F27/2876 - {Cooling

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R33/3815 - with superconducting coils, e.g. power supply therefor

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H01F6/06 - Coils, e.g. winding, insulating, terminating or casing arrangements therefor

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R33/3808 - {Magnet assemblies for single-sided MR wherein the magnet assembly is located on one side of a subject only

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H01F5/02 - wound on non-magnetic supports, e.g. formers
H01F6/04 - Cooling

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R33/3802 - {Manufacture or installation of magnet assemblies

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H01F6/00 - Superconducting magnets

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R33/3804 - {Additional hardware for cooling or heating of the magnet assembly, for housing a cooled or heated part of the magnet assembly or for temperature control of the magnet assembly}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S505/885 - Cooling, or feeding, circulating, or distributing fluid

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01F - MAGNETS
H01F27/322 - {the insulation forming channels for circulation of the fluid}
H01F27/22 - Cooling by heat conduction through solid or powdered fillings

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DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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  abstractNote = {A freely oriented portable superconducting magnet is disclosed. Coolant is supplied to the superconducting magnet from a repository separate from the magnet, enabling portability of the magnet. A plurality of support assemblies structurally anchor and thermally isolate the magnet within a thermal shield. A plurality of support assemblies structurally anchor and thermally isolate the thermal shield within a vacuum vessel. The support assemblies restrain movement of the magnet resulting from energizing and cooldown, as well as from changes in orientation, enabling the magnet to be freely orientable.},

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