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US 2022/0018920 A1Published application
Auxiliary cryogen storage for magnetic resonance imaging applications
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorErnst Wolfgang Stautner
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a cooling system that includes a superconducting unit and a reservoir configured to store liquid coolant to cool the superconducting unit. The cooling system also includes an auxiliary storage system that includes one or more storage tanks fluidly coupled to the reservoir. The auxiliary storage system is configured to provide additional coolant to the reservoir as well as receive and store coolant from the reservoir.
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A cooling system, comprising:
- a superconducting unit;
- a reservoir configured to store liquid coolant to cool the superconducting unit;
- an auxiliary storage system comprising one or more storage tanks fluidly coupled to the reservoir, wherein the auxiliary storage system is configured to:
- provide additional coolant to the reservoir;
- and
- receive and store coolant from the reservoir.
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An imaging system comprising:
- a superconducting unit;
- a thermal shield configured to shield the superconducting unit from thermal radiation;
- a reservoir configured to store liquid coolant to cool the superconducting unit;
- and
- an auxiliary storage system comprising one or more storage tanks fluidly coupled to the reservoir, wherein the auxiliary storage system is configured to:
- provide additional coolant to the reservoir;
- and
- receive and store coolant from the reservoir.
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A method, comprising:
- providing coolant to a first thermal switch of an auxiliary storage system, wherein the auxiliary storage system comprises one or more storage tanks fluidly coupled to a reservoir configured to store liquid coolant used to cool a superconducting unit, wherein providing coolant to the first thermal switch causes a first tank of the one or more storage tanks to become thermally coupled to a thermal shield.
- performing a ramp-up of the superconducting unit;
- and
- providing coolant from the first tank to the reservoir in response to a temperature increase caused by performing the ramp-up.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.