Method and apparatus for maintaining a superconducting system at a predetermined temperature during transit
OwnerAndrew Farquhar Atkins, Marcel Jan Marie Kruip +1inventors
InventorsANDREW FARQUHAR ATKINS, MARCEL JAN MARIE KRUIP, STEPHEN PAUL TROWELL
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Abstract
A superconductor system cooling apparatus, the apparatus comprising a casing, a solid coolant and a cooling circuit; wherein the cooling circuit comprises a heat exchanger, and a connector to couple the heat exchanger to a pre-cool loop of the superconductor system; wherein the cooling circuit further comprises a heat exchange medium to transfer heat between the solid coolant and the superconducting system.
Claims22
A superconductor system cooling apparatus, comprising
- a casing;
- a solid coolant;
- a cooling circuit comprising a heat exchanger and a pre-cooling loop of the superconductor system;
- a connector that couples the heat exchanger to the pre-cooling loop;
- and
- a heat exchange medium that transfers heat between the solid coolant and the superconducting system.
A method for maintaining a superconducting system at a predetermined temperature during transit of the superconducting system, comprising the steps of:
- cooling a cryostat of a superconducting system to a predetermined temperature;
- installing a cooling apparatus at the superconducting system that includes a casing, a solid coolant, and a cooling circuit that includes a heat exchanger, a pre-cooling loop of the superconducting system and a connector that couples the heat exchanger to the pre-cooling loop, wherein the heat exchange medium transfers heat between the solid coolant and the superconducting system;
- operating the cooling apparatus during transit of the superconducting system to maintain the superconducting system substantially at said predetermined temperature during said transit;
- and
- replenishing a source of said coolant in the cooling apparatus as necessary until installation of the superconducting system at a destination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.