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US 12,656,037 B2Granted
Cryocooler and method for operating cryocooler
AssigneeSumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorYuuki Ootani
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Abstract
A cryocooler includes: a compressor; a cold head; a bypass valve that is connected to the compressor to bypass the cold head; and a controller that is configured to stop the compressor, open the bypass valve with a delay from the stopping of the compressor, and operate the cold head during at least a portion of a period from the stopping of the compressor to the opening of the bypass valve.
Claims7
A cryocooler comprising:
- a compressor;
- a cold head;
- a bypass valve that is connected to the compressor to bypass the cold head;
- and
- a controller that is configured to:
- stop the compressor,
- open the bypass valve with a delay from the stopping of the compressor, and
- operate the cold head during at least a portion of a period from the stopping of the compressor to the opening of the bypass valve.
5 more elements
A method for operating a cryocooler including a compressor, a cold head, and a bypass valve connected to the compressor to bypass the cold head, the method comprising:
- stopping the compressor;
- opening the bypass valve with a delay from the stopping of the compressor;
- and
- operating the cold head during at least a portion of a period from the stopping of the compressor to the opening of the bypass valve.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.