Electromagnetic Pulse Source Using Quenching Superconducting Magnet

A method comprising:

• driving current through a superconducting magnet comprising a coil of superconducting material, wherein at least a portion of the windings of the coil are separated by an electrical conductor;
• causing a quench event to occur by controlling the current, by a control circuit, so that the current exceeds a superconducting current threshold of the superconducting magnet and flows through the electrical conductor, causing a reduction in an inductance of the coil and generation of an electromagnetic pulse;
• and
• converting, by a receiver circuit, electromagnetic power of the electromagnetic pulse into electrical power.

A system comprising:

• a magnet comprising:
• a first coil including a superconducting material;
• an electrical conductor between turns of the first coil;
• an apparatus configured to induce a quench condition in the first coil in which current flows between the turns of the first coil through the electrical conductor;
• and
• a receiver circuit comprising a second coil coupled to the first coil to receive energy from the first coil electromagnetically in response to inducing the quench condition.

A system comprising:

• a magnet comprising:
• a first coil including a superconducting material;
• an electrical conductor between turns of the first coil;
• an apparatus configured to induce a quench condition in the first coil in which current flows between the turns of the first coil through the electrical conductor, the apparatus comprising at least a control circuit and a memory storing information regarding one or more superconducting thresholds for the superconducting material, wherein the apparatus is configured to induce the quench condition by causing the superconducting material to exceed at least one of the one or more superconducting thresholds.