公开(公告)号：WO2016109278A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-07

申请号：PCT/US2015/067008

申请日：2015-12-21

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： LASKARIS, Evangelos ,  JIANG, Longzhi ,  XU, Minfeng ,  STAUTNER, Ernst ,  WU, Anbo ,  LI, Jun

IPC: G01R33/38 ,  G01R33/31 ,  G01R33/3815 ,  G01R33/34

CPC classification number: H01F6/04 ,  G01R33/3804 ,  G01R33/3815

Abstract: A cooling system for a low-cryogen superconducting magnet includes a primary cooling loop having a liquid reservoir containing a supply of liquid cryogen and a plurality of cooling tubes fluidly coupled to the liquid reservoir and in thermal communication with the superconducting magnet. The liquid cryogen is configured for circulation through the cooling tubes for providing primary cooling for the magnet for cooling the magnet to a target temperature. The cooling system also includes a thermal battery coupled to a component that is cooled to the target temperature by the primary cooling loop and is configured to be cooled by the primary cooling and to absorb heat from the at least one component during an interruption in the primary cooling to maintain the magnet at approximately the target temperature.

Abstract translation: 用于低冷冻剂超导磁体的冷却系统包括具有液体储存器的主冷却回路，液体储存器包含液体冷冻剂供应源和与液体储存器流体耦合并与超导磁体热连通的多个冷却管。 液体冷冻剂构造成用于循环通过冷却管，用于为磁体提供初级冷却以将磁体冷却到目标温度。 冷却系统还包括耦合到通过主冷却回路冷却到目标温度的部件的热电池，并且被配置为通过主冷却而被冷却，并且在主要中断期间从至少一个部件吸收热量 冷却以将磁体保持在大约目标温度。

公开(公告)号：WO2018111334A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：PCT/US2017/030654

申请日：2017-05-02

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： LI, Jun ,  YAO, Jiabin

IPC: A61B5/055 ,  G01R33/36

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a flexible, comfortable breast radio frequency (RF) coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging system. The breast RF coil assembly may include two cups each housing eight RF coils arranged in an overlapping fashion. The breast RF coil assembly may further include respective flanking coil arrays on a side of each cup, with each flanking coil array housing four RF coils.

公开(公告)号：WO2016182746A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-17

申请号：PCT/US2016/029713

申请日：2016-04-28

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： LASKARIS, Evangelos ,  CHEN, William ,  JIANG, Longzhi ,  ZHANG, Tao ,  XI, Haixia ,  LI, Jun

IPC: H01F6/04 ,  H02K55/00 ,  G01R33/3815

CPC classification number: G01R33/3804 ,  F25B2400/17 ,  G01R33/3815 ,  H01F6/04 ,  H02K55/00 ,  Y02E40/62

Abstract: A superconducting magnet cooling system is disclosed. The superconducting magnet cooling system includes a superconducting magnet; a liquid cryogen vessel for cooling the superconducting magnet; a heat exchanger device in fluid communication with the liquid cryogen vessel; a cryorefrigerator for heat exchange with the heat exchanger device; and a flexible connection device having high thermal conductivity and thermally connecting the cryorefrigerator and the heat exchanger device to provide vibration isolation of the cryorefrigerator from the heat exchange device.

Abstract translation: 公开了超导磁体冷却系统。 超导磁体冷却系统包括超导磁体; 用于冷却超导磁体的液体冷冻剂容器; 与液体冷冻剂容器流体连通的热交换器装置; 用于与热交换器装置进行热交换的冷冻机; 以及柔性连接装置，其具有高导热性并热连接冷冻机和热交换器装置，以提供冷冻机与热交换装置的隔振。