Integrated conductor and coil structure for superconducting coils
AssigneeGeneral Dynamics Corporation/Convair Div.
InventorsJohn E. Burgeson, Gary S. Kruse
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Abstract
A superconducting coil having an elongated longitudinally extending first hollow metallic housing and adapted to provide a cooling passage of liquid helium therein. At least one superconducting metallic conductor is disposed within the housing which is surrounded with an electrical and thermal insulating material. An elongated second metallic housing surrounds the inner insulated structure and is adapted to be mechanically connected to similar structure when arranged into a coil structure having a predetermined configuration. A method of manufacture is also disclosed as well as how the novel integrated coil and case structure is advantageously employed in an improved fusion reactor structure and Magneto Hydrodynamic Magnet Structure.
Claims14
A superconducting coil comprises:
- an elongated longitudinally extending first hollow metallic housing;
- at least one superconducting metallic conductor disposed within said metallic housing;
- an electrically and thermally non-conductive material surrounding said first metallic housing;
- cooling passages positioned between said at least one superconducting metallic conductor and electrically and thermally non-conductive material;
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- an elongated second metallic housing surrounding the electrically insulated first metallic housing and adapted to be mechanically connected to a similarly constructed structure.
In a structure of a superconductive coil comprising:
- an inner frame of a frusto conic configuration;
- a plurality of integrated superconducting coil and case structures around said inner frame and secured to each other by welding to form a coil structure;
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- an outer frame having a frustro conic configuration and surrounding the coil structure, the outer frame being provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced inwardly extending webs contacting the coil structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.