Pressure support for limiting strain in a superconducting winding
AssigneeSala Magnetics, Inc.
InventorsPeter G. Marston, John J. Nolan
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Abstract
A pressure support unit for limiting strain in a superconducting winding including a restraining member surrounding the superconducting winding; and a pressure compartment, having at least one segment for receiving pressurized fluid, disposed between the superconducting winding and the restraining member; and a pressure support system comprising a plurality of such pressure support units.
Claims13
A pressure support unit for limiting strain in a superconducting magnet coil induced by the magnetic field generated by the magnet coil comprising:
- a restraining member surrounding said superconducting magnet coil for withstanding the force of the magnetic field generated by said superconducting magnet coil;
- a pressure compartment disposed between said superconducting magnet coil and said restraining member and having a least one segment for receiving fluid pressurized proportional to the intensity of the field generated by said superconducting magnet coil for counterbalancing the force produced by the magnetic field and communicating a portion of the stress and resultant strain to said restraining member and reducing the strain in the said superconducting magnet coil.
A pressure support system for limiting strain in a number of superconducting magnet coils induced by the magnetic field generated by the magnet coils comprising a plurality of pressure support units, one associated with each of said superconducting magnet coils, each said unit including a restraining member surrounding said superconducting magnet coils for withstanding the force of the magnetic field generated by the said superconducting magnet coil;
- a pressure compartment disposed betwen said superconductng magnet coil and said restraining member and having at least one segment for receiving fluid pressurized proportional to the intensity of the field generated by said superconducting magnet coil for counterbalancing the force produced by the magnetic field and communicating a portion of the stress and resultant strain to said restraining member and reducing the strain in said superconducting magnet coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.