Systems and methods for cooling a superconducting switch using dual cooling paths

A system, comprising:

• a vacuum chamber;
• a switch consisting of a winding unit, the winding unit consisting of a wire wound around a bobbin, the winding unit disposed in the vacuum chamber and configured to switch from a resistive state in a first mode to a superconducting state in a second mode when a temperature associated with the winding unit is below a threshold temperature;
• a first cooling path comprising a solid thermal component in direct contact with the winding unit and a second cooling path comprising a cooling tube with a coolant circulating therethrough disposed in direct contact with the winding unit, the first cooling path and the second cooling path defining dual cooling paths to cool the temperature of the winding unit below the threshold temperature to transition the winding unit from the first mode to the second mode;
• and
• wherein the first cooling path and the second cooling path are configured to operate simultaneously to jointly cool the temperature of the winding unit.