METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICE IMMERSED IN LIQUID NITROGEN

    公开(公告)号:US20180315530A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-01

    申请号:US15768409

    申请日:2016-10-13

    CPC classification number: H01F6/04 F25D19/006 H01F36/00 Y02E40/66

    Abstract: A cryogenic cooling system for a superconducting device includes a thermally insulated cryostat for containing liquid nitrogen in which the superconducting device immersed, a cryocooler for cooling the superconducting device, and a cryogenic fluid circuit for thermally coupling the superconducting device to a cold head of the cryocooler. The cryogenic fluid circuit includes a heat exchanger in the cryostat for immersion in the liquid nitrogen, a condenser thermally coupled to the cold head, a liquid delivery tube coupling the condenser to the heat exchanger for conveying cryogenic liquid condensed in the condenser to the heat exchanger, and a gas return tube coupling the heat exchanger to the condenser for returning cryogen vapor evaporated from the cryogenic liquid in the heat exchanger to the condenser.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRYOGENIC COOLING OF HTS DEVICES IMMERSED IN LIQUID CRYOGEN

    公开(公告)号:US20170205124A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-20

    申请号:US15324617

    申请日:2015-07-06

    Inventor: Michael Staines

    Abstract: A thermally insulated vessel contains a thermal insulation barrier defining an upper compartment above the barrier and a lower compartment below the barrier. The compartments are interconnected by a passage to allow pressure equalization. High temperature superconductor is mounted within the lower compartment for immersion in the liquid cryogen. A cryogenic refrigerator has a cold head thermally coupled to the high temperature superconductor for maintaining the high temperature superconductor below a superconductive transition temperature. A temperature controller maintains a temperature of the liquid cryogen in the upper compartment at a temperature of at least a boiling point of the liquid cryogen at atmospheric pressure when the lower compartment and at least a portion of the upper compartment are filled with the liquid cryogen.

    CRYOGENIC FLUID CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR EFFECTIVE COOLING OF AN ELONGATED THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE EXTENDING FROM A COMPONENT TO BE COOLED TO A CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURE
    16.
    发明申请
    CRYOGENIC FLUID CIRCUIT DESIGN FOR EFFECTIVE COOLING OF AN ELONGATED THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE EXTENDING FROM A COMPONENT TO BE COOLED TO A CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURE 审中-公开
    用于有效冷却要冷却至低温温度的组件延长的导热结构的低温流体电路设计

    公开(公告)号:US20170038123A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-09

    申请号:US15304154

    申请日:2015-04-16

    CPC classification number: F25D19/00 F25B9/00 F25B9/10 F25D29/001 H01F6/04

    Abstract: A cryogenic system includes a housing of a cryogenic chamber, a cold source in the cryogenic chamber, and a circulation loop for circulating cryogenic fluid between the cold source and a component to be cooled in the cryogenic chamber. The component has an elongated thermally conductive structure extending to a warmer environment. For adjustable cooling of the structure, an incoming stream of the cryogenic fluid is directed along a length of the structure extending from the component, and this stream is split into a first outgoing stream at a first location from the component and a second outgoing stream at a second location further from the component, and an adjustable valve adjusts the fraction of the incoming stream that becomes the second outgoing stream.

    Abstract translation: 低温系统包括低温室的壳体,低温室中的冷源和用于在冷源和要在低温室中冷却的部件之间循环低温流体的循环回路。 该部件具有延伸到较暖环境的细长导热结构。 对于结构的可调节的冷却,低温流体的进入流沿着从部件延伸的结构的长度被引导,并且该流在与部件的第一位置分离成第一输出流,第二输出流在 远离部件的第二位置,并且可调节阀调节成为第二输出流的输入流的分数。

    CRYOGENIC GAS CIRCULATION AND HEAT EXCHANGER
    17.
    发明申请
    CRYOGENIC GAS CIRCULATION AND HEAT EXCHANGER 审中-公开
    低温气体循环和换热器

    公开(公告)号:US20150300719A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-22

    申请号:US14687085

    申请日:2015-04-15

    Abstract: A cryogenic system includes a housing of a cryogenic chamber, a cold source in the cryogenic chamber, and a gas circulation loop for circulating cryogenic gas between the cold source and material to be cooled in the cryogenic chamber. The circulation loop includes a gas pump, and a counter-flow heat exchanger connecting the gas pump to the cold source for cooling an in-flow of the cryogenic gas from the gas pump to the cold source with an out-flow of the cryogenic gas from the material to be cooled to the gas pump. In a preferred construction, the heat exchanger includes an outer tube and an inner tube nested within the outer tube, and a pair of three-port connector fittings attached to respective ends of the tubes.

    Abstract translation: 低温系统包括低温室的壳体,低温室中的冷源,以及用于在冷源和低温室内待冷却的材料之间循环低温气体的气体循环回路。 循环回路包括气泵和逆流热交换器,该气流泵将气泵连接到冷源,用于将低温气体从气泵向冷源的流入冷却, 从待冷却的材料到气泵。 在优选的结构中,热交换器包括嵌套在外管内的外管和内管,以及连接到管的相应末端的一对三端口连接器配件。

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