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US 2006/0218790 A1Published application
Electromagnet having spacer for facilitating cooling and associated cooling method
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsArthur Day, Philip Johnson, B. Stanley
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Abstract
An electromagnet and associated apparatus and method are provided. The electromagnet includes a core and at least one winding disposed circumferentially about the core such that the winding extends at least one revolution around the core. The electromagnet further includes at least one spacer having channels defined therein and disposed circumferentially about the core and adjacent to the at least one winding. The channels facilitate cooling by directing fluid about the windings of the coil as fluid is introduced into the electromagnet.
Claims7
A method of cooling an electromagnet, the method comprising:
- providing an electromagnet having at least one spacer defining channels therein and a coil comprising at least one winding, wherein the winding and spacer extend adjacent and circumferentially about a core, wherein the electromagnet further comprises a first endplate defining an inlet and a second endplate defining an outlet, and wherein a housing extends circumferentially about the winding and spacer and between the first and second endplates such that the coil and spacer are enclosed;
- magnetizing the electromagnet by providing a current to the coil;
- and
- supplying a cooling medium into the inlet defined within the first endplate and through the channels of the spacer and out of the outlet defined within the second endplate, and wherein supplying the cooling agent cools the electromagnet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.