US 4,365,942 AGranted

Liquid helium pump

AssigneeKernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH

InventorCurt Schmidt

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Abstract

A pump includes a pump housing defining a pumping chamber and having two opposite end walls and a piston arranged in the pumping chamber for alternating motion towards and away from the end walls for drawing a cryogenic liquid into and driving it out of the pumping chamber. There are further provided first and second superconducting energizing coils mounted on respective end walls for generating a radial electromagnetic field in the pumping chamber. The energizing coils are coaxial with the piston axis. A superconducting control coil is fixedly mounted on the piston for generating a further magnetic field in the pumping chamber. The control coil is coaxial with the piston axis. The energizing coils and the control coil form part of an electromagnetic drive for generating, in the pumping chamber, an electromagnetic force which propels the piston back and forth between the end walls. Further, a bellows is affixed to peripheral regions of the piston and to the end walls for enclosing the pumping chamber.

Claims8

Dependent claims

In a pump for driving a liquid, including a pump housing defining a pumping chamber and having opposite first and second end walls bounding said pumping chamber;

a piston arranged in the pumping chamber for alternating motion towards and away from the end walls;
said piston having a piston axis extending parallel to the path of motion of said piston;
inlet means and outlet means for providing a passage for the liquid into and out of the pumping chamber;
and an electromagnetic drive means for reciprocating said piston, whereby liquid is drawn into and driven out of said pumping chamber through said inlet means and said outlet means, respectively, the improvement comprising
(a) first and second energizing coils mounted on the first and second end walls for generating a first and a second electromagnetic field in said pumping chamber;
said energizing coils being at a predetermined distance from one another across said pumping chamber and further being coaxial with said piston axis;
(b) a control coil fixedly mounted on said piston for generating a third electromagnetic field in said pumping chamber;
said control coil being coaxial with said piston axis;
said energizing coils and said control coil forming part of said electromagnetic drive means for generating, in said pumping chamber, an electromagnetic force propelling said piston back and forth between said end walls;
and
(c) a bellows affixed to peripheral regions of said piston and to said end walls;
said bellows enclosing said pumping chamber.

9 more elements

In a pump system for driving a liquid, including a plurality of interconnected pumps;

each pump including a pump housing defining a pumping chamber and having two opposite end walls bounding said pumping chamber, a piston arranged in the pumping chamber for alternating motion towards and away from the end walls;
said piston having a piston axis extending parallel to the path of motion of said piston;
inlet means and outlet means for providing a passage for the liquid into and out of the pumping chamber and an electromagnetic drive means for reciprocating said piston, whereby liquid is drawn into and driven out of said pumping chamber through said inlet means and said outlet means, respectively, the improvement comprising
(a) first and second energizing coils mounted on the one and the other said end walls of each pump for generating a first and a second electromagnetic field in said pumping chamber of each pump;
said energizing coils being at a predetermined distance from one another across said pumping chamber and further being coaxial with said piston axis;
(b) a control coil fixedly mounted on said piston of each pump for generating a third magnetic field in said pumping chamber;
said control coil being coaxial with said piston axis;
said energizing coils and said control coil forming part of said electromagnetic drive means for generating, in said pumping chamber of each pump an electromagnetic force propelling said piston back and forth between said end walls;
(c) a bellows affixed to peripheral regions of said piston and to said end walls of each pump;
said bellows enclosing said pumping chamber of the respective pump;
(d) a common intake conduit and a common output conduit communicating, respectively, with said inlet means and said outlet means of each pump, whereby said pumps are arranged in a parallel connection;
and
(e) a phase shifter means connected to said control coil of each pump for supplying the control coils with respective alternating currents having a phase shift of 360.degree. divided by the number of pumps in said pump system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 06/217,518Filed 15 Dec 1980
Priority: DE 300302429 Jan 1980
Granted: 28 Dec 1982
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H01F 6/005
Superconducting magnets; Superconducting coils: processes or means for increasing the stored energy in superconductive coils by increments
F04B 15/08
For liquids near their boiling point, e.g. under subnormal pressure: the liquids having low boiling points
F04B 17/042
Using solenoids: the solenoid motor being separated from the fluid flow
H02K 33/18
Motors with reciprocating, oscillating or vibrating magnet, armature or coil system: with coil systems moving upon intermittent or reversed…