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公开(公告)号:US11521771B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US16373960
申请日:2019-04-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Anbo Wu , Michael Parizh , Minfeng Xu
Abstract: A quench protection system for a superconducting machine, such as a superconducting generator having a plurality of series-arranged superconducting coils, includes at least one switch heater electrically coupled to each of the superconducting coils. A quench protection switch is provided in series with the coils, wherein each switch heater is in thermal contact with the quench protection switch. A heater network is configured in parallel with the quench protection switch and is in thermal contact with each of the coils. A quench of any one of the coils triggers a quench of the quench protection switch, wherein the heater network then triggers a quench of all of the remaining coils.
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公开(公告)号:US20220320990A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-06
申请号:US17625123
申请日:2019-07-09
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Alexander Kagan , David Allan Torrey , Michael Parizh , Tiziana Bertoncelli , Minfeng Xu
Abstract: A superconducting generator including an armature configured to be rotated via a shaft and a stationary field disposed concentric to and radially outward from the armature. The stationary field including a superconducting field winding and a vacuum vessel having an inner wall of one of a non-magnetic material or a paramagnetic material facing the armature, an opposed outer wall of a ferromagnetic material and a plurality of sidewalls coupling the inner wall and the opposed outer wall. The superconducting field winding is disposed in the vacuum vessel. A wind turbine and method are additionally disclosed. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The wind turbine further includes a shaft coupled to the rotor. Moreover, the wind turbine includes the superconducting generator coupled to the rotor via the shaft.
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公开(公告)号:US20200321152A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-08
申请号:US16373960
申请日:2019-04-03
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Anbo Wu , Michael Parizh , Minfeng Xu
Abstract: A quench protection system for a superconducting machine, such as a superconducting generator having a plurality of series-arranged superconducting coils, includes at least one switch heater electrically coupled to each of the superconducting coils. A quench protection switch is provided in series with the coils, wherein each switch heater is in thermal contact with the quench protection switch. A heater network is configured in parallel with the quench protection switch and is in thermal contact with each of the coils. A quench of any one of the coils triggers a quench of the quench protection switch, wherein the heater network then triggers a quench of all of the remaining coils.
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公开(公告)号:US20170250018A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-31
申请号:US15519773
申请日:2015-10-09
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Minfeng Xu , Evangelos Laskaris , Weijun Shen , Jian-She Wang , Anbo Wu , Ye Bai , Yunxing Song
IPC: H01F6/02 , H01F6/04 , G01R33/3815 , H01F6/06
CPC classification number: H01F6/02 , G01R33/3815 , H01F6/04 , H01F6/06
Abstract: A quench protection apparatus includes a number N of superconducting coils and a heater matrix. The number N of superconducting coils are electrically coupled in series. The heater matrix module includes the number N of heater units. The number N of heater units is electrically coupled in parallel with the number N of superconducting coils respectively. A number M of the heater units each includes at least the number N of heaters. Each superconducting coil is thermally coupled with at least one heater of each of the number M of the heater units. The number of N-M of the heater units each includes at least one heater. Each of the number M of superconducting coils correspondingly coupled with the number M of the heater units is thermally coupled with at least one heater of each of the number N-M of the heater units. A superconducting magnet system protected by above quench protection apparatus is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US11309110B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-19
申请号:US16289182
申请日:2019-02-28
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Susumu Mine , Ye Bai , Anbo Wu , Minfeng Xu , Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson
IPC: H01F6/04 , G01R33/3815 , H01F6/00
Abstract: A persistent current switch system is presented. One embodiment of the persistent current switch system includes a vacuum chamber having a winding unit and dual cooling paths. The dual cooling paths are configured to circulate a coolant flow. The dual cooling paths are defined by a first cooling path and a second cooling path. The first cooling path includes a solid thermal component disposed in direct contact with the winding unit and the second cooling path includes a cooling tube disposed in direct contact with the winding unit and configured to circulate a coolant therein. The dual cooling paths cool the temperature of the winding unit below the threshold temperature to transition the persistent current switch system from the first mode to the second mode. A method of for cooling a winding unit in a persistent current switch system and a switching system including dual cooling paths are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10832856B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-10
申请号:US16232784
申请日:2018-12-26
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Alexander Kagan , Michael Parizh , Anbo Wu , Minfeng Xu , Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson , Mark Ernest Vermilyea
IPC: G01V3/00 , H01F27/30 , G01R33/34 , G01R33/035 , H01F6/06
Abstract: An imaging device may include multiple magnetic coils to generate a magnetic field. Additionally, the imaging device may include an outer support affixed to at least one coil of the plurality of magnetic coils and an axial support between at least two coils of the plurality of magnetic coils, wherein the outer support and the axial support operatively share a load corresponding to the generated magnetic fields.
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公开(公告)号:US09552906B1
公开(公告)日:2017-01-24
申请号:US14841746
申请日:2015-09-01
Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Inventor: Susumu Mine , Evangelos Trifon Laskaris , Minfeng Xu , Ye Bai
CPC classification number: G05B11/01 , G01R15/202 , H01F6/065 , H02G15/34 , Y02E40/648
Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, a superconductor lead is configured to have less ohmic heating by its own current and less heat conduction from room temperature to cryogenic temperature, where a cryogenic apparatus is located. The superconducting lead with no ohmic resistance and low thermal conductivity disclosed herein maximizes current capacity by placing superconductors in parallel, each having equal current. Thus, the resistances are controlled to provide uniform current distribution through each superconductor of the high temperature superconducting (HTS) lead.
Abstract translation: 在本发明的实施例中,超导体引线被配置为通过其自身电流具有较小的欧姆加热,并且在室温至低温温度下具有较少的热传导,其中定位有低温设备。 本文公开的不具有欧姆电阻和低热导率的超导引线通过平行放置超导体而各自具有相等的电流来最大化电流容量。 因此,控制电阻以通过高温超导(HTS)引线的每个超导体提供均匀的电流分布。
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公开(公告)号:US12094650B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US17045533
申请日:2018-04-06
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Ernst Wolfgang Stautner , James William Bray , Minfeng Xu , Anbo Wu , Michael Parizh
IPC: H01F6/06 , F03D7/02 , F03D13/20 , H01F6/00 , H01F6/02 , H01F6/04 , H01H1/14 , H02K7/18 , H02K9/22 , F03D9/25 , H01H3/24
CPC classification number: H01F6/04 , F03D7/02 , F03D13/20 , H01F6/008 , H01F6/02 , H01H1/14 , H02K7/1838 , H02K9/225 , F03D9/25 , F05B2240/21 , F05B2240/912 , H01H3/24 , Y02E40/60
Abstract: A superconducting magnet apparatus includes a plurality of superconducting magnet coil sections connected in series and housed within a cryogenically cooled, vacuum container. A power source generates a current. A first lead is electrically connected to the superconducting magnet coil sections. A second lead is enclosed entirely within the vacuum container. The second lead has a first section and a second section, and the first section is electrically connected to the power source. The second section is electrically connected to the first lead, and rigidly connected to a linear displacement device enclosed entirely within the vacuum container. The linear displacement device linearly displaces the second section relative to the first section, so that the first section contacts the second section thereby electrically connecting the first and second sections, or by creating a gap between the first section and second section thereby electrically disconnecting the first section from the second section.
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公开(公告)号:US20240274336A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-15
申请号:US18567982
申请日:2021-06-11
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Mark Ernest Vermilyea , Anbo Wu , Susumu Mine , Minfeng Xu
IPC: H01F6/04
CPC classification number: H01F6/04
Abstract: A superconducting magnet includes a cooling tank containing a cooling medium and at least one superconducting circuit configured for generating a magnetic field. The superconducting magnet further includes a power supply connected to the superconducting circuit(s) for energizing the superconducting circuit(s) and a superconducting switch electrically connected across ends of the superconducting circuit(s). The superconducting switch includes a superconducting winding and a thermal conduction member having a first end thermally coupled to the superconducting winding and a second end thermally coupled to the cooling medium within the cooling tank. The thermal conduction member includes, at least, a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is constructed of a metal material having a first thermal conductivity. The second layer supports the first layer and is constructed of a material having a second thermal conductivity that is lower than the first thermal conductivity.
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公开(公告)号:US20210109175A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:US16597635
申请日:2019-10-09
Applicant: General Electric Company
Inventor: Anbo Wu , Ye Bai , Minfeng Xu , Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson , Mark Ernest Vermilyea , Michael Parizh
IPC: G01R33/3815 , G01R33/38 , G06F17/50 , H01F41/04 , H01F6/06
Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging device is described that includes multiple magnetic coils to generate a magnetic field. Additionally, the magnetic resonance imaging device may include one or more radial gaps within some or all of the magnetic coils (e.g., primary magnetic coils, bucking coils, and so forth) in which radial spacers may be located to help preserve the homogeneity of the magnetic isocenter of the primary magnetic coils during operation.
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