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Superconducting coil apparatus with a quenching prevention means
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-03-06
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Granted: 1995-04-04
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Expires: 2010-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A superconducting apparatus is provided with windings having superconducting wires wound in a plurality of turns, and a cryostat housing the windings so as to cool the windings in a superconducting state. The superconducting wires disposed at the outer and inner peripheral areas of the windings are selected to be highly stabilized superconducting wires such that, even if frictional heat is conducted towards the windings, the highly stabilized superconducting wires are very less quenched and in turn the possibility of the quenching of the overall windings is extremely low. Further, good heat conductors are provided on the radially outer and inner of the windings. Frictional heat which flows towards the windings is transmitted into the good heat conductors in the circumferential direction, and is dissipated midway during the heat conduction. As a result, the introduction of the frictional heat into the windings is avoided and in consequence no quenching occurs in the superconducting wires. This enables the overall windings to be prevented from being quenched.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideaki Maeda
- 👤 Masami Urata
- 👤 Katsumi Kurosawa
- 👤 Shoji Matsuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:17
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F6/00; H01F6/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S505/00; Y10S505/825; Y10S505/879
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A superconducting coil apparatus comprising: windings having superconducting wires each wound in a plurality of turns; means for fixing said superconducting wires together; a cryostat for housing said windings and cooling said windings in a superconducting state; means for attaching said windings to said cryostat at predetermined positions; and means, provided at locations associated with the predetermined positions, for preventing the superconducting wires of the windings from quenching due to a conduction of a frictional heat generated at the predetermined positions into said windings, wherein said fixing means includes curable resin which is filled in spaces between the adjacent superconducting wires and firmly connects said adjacent superconducting wires together after said resin has been cured, and which is applied on said windings so as to cover the same and forms a cured resin layer around said windings after said resin has been cured; said cryostat includes a wall separated at a predetermined space from said cured resin layer; and said attaching means includes a plurality of fixtures disposed between said cured resin layer and the said wall of said cryostat and arranged at predetermined circumferential intervals of said windings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A superconducting coil apparatus comprising: windings having superconducting wires each wound in a plurality of turns; means for fixing said superconducting wires together; a cryostat for housing said windings and cooling said windings in a superconducting state; means for attaching said windings to said cryostat at predetermined positions; and means, provided at locations associated with the predetermined positions, for preventing the superconducting wires of the windings from quenching due to a conduction of a frictional heat generated at the predetermined positions into said windings, wherein said fixing means includes curable resin which is filled in spaces between the adjacent superconducting wires and firmly connects said adjacent superconducting wires together after said resin has been cured, and which is applied on said windings so as to cover the same and forms a cured resin layer around said windings after said resin has been cured; said cryostat includes a wall separated at a predetermined space from said cured resin layer; and said attaching means includes a plurality of fixtures disposed between said cured resin layer and the said wall of said cryostat and arranged at predetermined circumferential intervals of said windings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said quenching preventing means includes a highly stabilized superconducting wire which is part of said superconducting wires of said windings and disposed in an outer peripheral area of said windings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said quenching preventing means includes a highly stabilized superconducting wire which is part of said superconducting wires of said windings and disposed in an inner peripheral area of said windings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said quenching preventing means includes a good heat conductor disposed at a outer peripheral area of said windings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said good heat conductor is a wire.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said quenching preventing means includes a good heat conductor disposed at a inner peripheral of said windings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said good heat conductor is a wire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said quenching preventing means includes a member embedded in said cured resin layer and made of material having a high specific heat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said quenching preventing means includes recessed portions of said windings which are adjacent to portions thereof which are in contact with said fixtures.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said fixtures includes a good heat conducting layer which is in contact with said cured resin layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A superconducting coil apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said quenching preventing means includes a highly superconducting wire which is part of said superconducting wires of said windings unit and disposed at axial end sides of said windings.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
155 words
A superconducting coil apparatus comprising: windings having superconducting wires each wound in a plurality of turns; means for fixing said superconducting wires together; a cryostat for housing said windings and cooling said windings in a superconducting state; means for attaching said windings to said cryostat at predetermined positions; and means, provided at locations associated with the predetermined positions, for preventing the superconducting wires of the windings from quenching due to a conduction of a frictional heat generated at the predetermined positions into said windings, wherein said fixing means includes curable resin which is filled in spaces between the adjacent superconducting wires and firmly connects said adjacent superconducting wires together after said resin has been cured, and which is applied on said windings so as to cover the same and forms a cured resin layer around said windings after said resin has been cured; said attaching means including a plurality of fixtures disposed at predetermined positions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
155 words
A superconducting coil apparatus comprising: windings having superconducting wires each wound in a plurality of turns; means for fixing said superconducting wires together; a cryostat for housing said windings and cooling said windings in a superconducting state; means for attaching said windings to said cryostat at predetermined positions; and means, provided at locations associated with the predetermined positions, for preventing the superconducting wires of the windings from quenching due to a conduction of a frictional heat generated at the predetermined positions into said windings, wherein said fixing means includes curable resin which is filled in spaces between the adjacent superconducting wires and firmly connects said adjacent superconducting wires together after said resin has been cured, and which is applied on said windings so as to cover the same and forms a cured resin layer around said windings after said resin has been cured; said attaching means including a plurality of fixtures disposed at predetermined positions.
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