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Cryogenically cooled electrical machine

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-11-29
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Granted: 1979-11-13
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Expires: 1997-11-29
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Abstract

Abstract A cryogenically cooled electrical machine comprises a superconducting field winding placed inside a hollow rotor surrounded by a cooled magnetic shield and a heat shield. The magnetic shield is arranged within the heat shield and is cooled by a coolant circulating in ducts made in the heat shield, the heat and magnetic shields being arranged within an evacuated space between the rotor and the shell of the electrical machine. This embodiment of the electrical machine makes it possible to increase the efficiency of thermal protection of the superconducting field winding.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alexandr A. Vinokurov
  • 👤 Gennady S. Gorbunov
  • 👤 Anatoly G. Korolkov
  • 👤 Jury S. Popov
  • 👤 Lev M. Rozenfeld
  • 👤 Jury V. Skachkov
  • 👤 Iosif F. Filippov
  • 👤 Gary M. Khutoretsky

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 10:04
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K9/00; H02K9/19; H02K9/20; H02K55/00; H02K55/02; H02K55/04; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E40/00; Y02E40/60; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/876; Y10S505/877; Y10S505/878

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
A cryogenically cooled electrical machine comprising: a hermetically-sealed shell; a stator winding fixed in place within said shell; a hollow rotor arranged inside said stator winding; a superconducting field winding placed within said hollow rotor; a heat shield surrounding said hollow rotor and having ducts for circulation of a coolant; a magnetic shield arranged inside said heat shield and said magnetic shield and said heat shield being arranged within an evacuated space between said rotor and said shell.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
A cryogenically cooled electrical machine comprising: a hermetically-sealed shell; a stator winding fixed in place within said shell; a hollow rotor arranged inside said stator winding; a superconducting field winding placed within said hollow rotor; a heat shield surrounding said hollow rotor and having ducts for circulation of a coolant; a magnetic shield arranged inside said heat shield and said magnetic shield and said heat shield being arranged within an evacuated space between said rotor and said shell.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 53 words
An electrical machine according to claim 1, wherein: said heat shield is made of at least two coaxial cylinders, said magnetic shield is arranged between and rigidly coupled to said cylinders of the heat shield, and outer and inner surfaces of said magnetic shield and said cylinders of said heat shield are conjugated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
An electrical machine according to claim 2, wherein said magnetic shield is coupled rigidly with said heat shield by a threaded joint with gaps for circulation of the coolant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 84 words
An electrical machine according to claim 3, wherein: at least two flat annular chambers for the inlet of said coolant to said ducts for circulation of said coolant adjoin at least one end surface of said heat shield and communicate with said ducts for circulating the coolant; and at least two flat annular chambers for the outlet of said coolant from said ducts adjoin a respective flat annular chamber for the inlet of the coolant and communicate with said ducts for circulating the coolant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 68 words
An electrical machine according to claim 4, further comprising: a means for forcing the coolant into said ducts for circulation of the coolant arranged in said chamber for the inlet of the coolant; and a means for sucking the coolant out from said ducts for circulation of the coolant arranged in said chamber for the outlet of the coolant and creating a pressure drop of the circulating coolant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 37 words
An electrical machine according to claim 5, further comprising: vanes fixed to end surfaces of said flat annular chamber for the inlet of the coolant, to force the coolant into said ducts for circulation of the coolant.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 41 words
An electrical machine according to claim 6, further comprising: a spirally wound strip fixed to end surfaces of said flat annular chamber for the outlet of the coolant, to suck the coolant out from said ducts for circulation of the coolant.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1982-11-12 1983-05-14 1983-11-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1986-11-12 1987-05-14 1987-11-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1990-11-12 1991-05-14 1991-11-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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