Thomson coil design and potting process

An insulation manufacturing assembly for manufacturing an insulation layer for a Thomson coil, the assembly comprising:

• a base plate;
• a coil housing structured to seat the Thomson coil, the coil housing comprising:
• a coil seating surface with a central opening;
• and
• a trough disposed adjacent to the central opening;
• a cover plate, the cover plate comprising:
• a plurality of ribs;
• a plurality of flow passages;
• and
• an overflow cutout;
• a number of fasteners that fasten the cover plate, the coil housing, and the base plate to one another,
• wherein the base plate seats the coil housing and the coil housing seats the cover plate,
• wherein the ribs are structured to engage multiple turns of the Thomson coil and secure the multiple turns in place such that the multiple turns form a level surface,
• wherein the flow passages are structured to enable a liquid epoxy to flow around the ribs and cover a top surface of the Thomson coil that faces away from the coil housing, and
• wherein the overflow cutout aligns with the trough such that an excess amount of the liquid epoxy can flow out of the insulation manufacturing assembly.