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US 5,167,715 AGranted
Apparatus and method for impregnating superconductor windings
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAhmed K. Kalafala, Karl F. Schoch, Dan A. Gross, Evangelos T. Laskaris
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for impregnating the superconductors on a superconductor winding with epoxy such that a vacuum/pressure containment vessel, in which the winding is placed, allows epoxy to be introduced into the vessel whereby the epoxy eventually impregnates the superconductors through the application of various evacuating, pressuring and epoxy transporting steps.
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An apparatus for impregnating superconductor windings with an epoxy compound, comprising:
- a containment vessel;
- a superconductor winding comprising a bobbin having inner and outer cylindrical surfaces with superconductor wires wound on said outer cylindrical surface and said winding being locatable substantially within said vessel wherein said bobbin further comprises;
- a sensing means and channels located substantially on said outer cylindrical surface of said bobbin;
- a pressure and vacuum means for said vessel;
- a heating means for said vessel;
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- a means to introduce an epoxy compound into said vessel for impregnating said winding.
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