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AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMark Ernest Vermilyea, Anbo Wu, Susumu Mine, Minfeng Xu
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A superconducting magnet includes a cooling tank containing a cooling medium and at least one superconducting circuit configured for generating a magnetic field. The superconducting magnet further includes a power supply connected to the superconducting circuit(s) for energizing the superconducting circuit(s) and a superconducting switch electrically connected across ends of the superconducting circuit(s). The superconducting switch includes a superconducting winding and a thermal conduction member having a first end thermally coupled to the superconducting winding and a second end thermally coupled to the cooling medium within the cooling tank. The thermal conduction member includes, at least, a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is constructed of a metal material having a first thermal conductivity. The second layer supports the first layer and is constructed of a material having a second thermal conductivity that is lower than the first thermal conductivity.
A superconducting magnet, comprising:
A superconducting switch for electrically connecting ends of at least one superconducting circuit of a superconducting magnet, the superconducting switch comprising:
A method of energizing a superconducting magnet having a superconducting switch, the superconducting switch having a superconducting winding and a thermal conduction member with a first end thermally coupled to the superconducting winding and a second end thermally coupled to a cooling tank of the superconducting magnet, the thermal conduction member constructed of a first layer and a second layer, the first layer formed of a metal material having a first thermal conductivity, the second layer supporting the first layer and formed of a material having a second thermal conductivity that is lower than the first thermal conductivity, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.