101 |
OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTING BULK MAGNET |
US15111899 |
2015-03-04 |
US20160329138A1 |
2016-11-10 |
Mitsuru MORITA |
The present invention provides an oxide superconducting bulk magnet able to generate a strong magnetic field without fracturing at the time of magnetization in a 5 T or more high magnetic field even if a diameter 50 mm or more large size. The oxide superconducting bulk magnet is an oxide superconducting bulk magnet comprised of a REBa2Cu3O7-x phase in which RE2BaCuO5 phases are dispersed, structured having a center core part with a reinforcing material provided at its outer periphery part and having, centered at the center core part, one or more ring-shaped oxide superconducting bulk magnets with reinforcing materials provided at their outer periphery parts and arranged in a nested manner, where, RE: a rare earth element or combination of the same; x: amount of oxygen deficiency, 0
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102 |
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET APPARATUS |
US14770373 |
2014-03-07 |
US20160215921A1 |
2016-07-28 |
Kazuhito TAGO; Yoshio OKUI; Masatoshi YOSHIKAWA |
The present invention is such that a main body neither drops out nor is destroyed. A plurality of brackets (4), provided on a side surface of a main body (2) in which a superconducting magnet is mounted internally in a state in which each protrudes therefrom, are each supported by a stand (3) from the bottom, and enclosing members (5) are attached to the side surface of the main body (2) with a prescribed space (a) opened from the bottom of the brackets (4). At least part of the inside surface of an enclosing member (5) surrounds a stand (3) in a non-contact state. |
103 |
Magnet apparatus |
US14673505 |
2015-03-30 |
US09396856B2 |
2016-07-19 |
Frederick Thomas David Goldie; Patrick Brian Clayton |
A magnet apparatus which comprises a first vacuum chamber, a second vacuum chamber, a first magnet disposed within the first vacuum chamber such that the first magnet can be thermally isolated from the exterior of the first vacuum chamber, and a load connector extending from the first vacuum chamber into the second vacuum chamber so that a load on the first magnet can be transferred to the second vacuum chamber, wherein the load connector is in thermal contact with the first magnet and can be thermally isolated from the exterior of the first vacuum chamber and the exterior of the second vacuum chamber. |
104 |
Technique for limiting transmission of fault current |
US14324685 |
2014-07-07 |
US09391450B2 |
2016-07-12 |
Kasegn D. Takletsadik; Roger B. Fish; Paul J. Murphy |
A new type of superconducting fault current limiter is disclosed, which can advantageously be used with high voltage transmission networks. The circuit is electrically connected to two terminals, which connect to the transmission network. The superconducting circuit is located within an enclosure or tank, which is electrically isolated from ground. Therefore, the voltage difference between the enclosure and the superconducting circuit, and between the enclosure and the terminals are significantly less than exist in current deployments. In some embodiments, the enclosure is electrically connected to one of the terminals, while in other embodiments, the enclosure is electrically isolated from the terminals. The circuit can be combined with other like circuits to address a wide range of current transmission network configurations. |
105 |
OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTING BULK MAGNET |
US14892865 |
2014-05-14 |
US20160155554A1 |
2016-06-02 |
Mitsuru MORITA; Hidekazu TESHIMA |
The present invention provides an oxide superconducting bulk magnet which enables a superconducting bulk member to be made larger without fracture when making it generate a high magnetic field and an oxide superconducting bulk magnet including the same. A ring-shaped oxide superconducting bulk magnet comprised of a superconducting phase in which a nonsuperconducting phase is finely dispersed is reinforced at its outer circumference part and inner circumference part by ring-shaped reinforcing materials. Furthermore, at its inside, a ring-shaped oxide superconducting bulk magnet which is reinforced at its outer circumference part by a reinforcing material is combined in a nested manner to form an integral oxide superconducting bulk magnet, whereby it is possible to form a higher magnetic field while making fractures harder. |
106 |
Partial insulation superconducting magnet |
US13919164 |
2013-06-17 |
US09324486B2 |
2016-04-26 |
Seungyong Hahn; YoungJae Kim; John Peter Voccio; Juan Bascunan; Yukikazu Iwasa |
The present invention is a superconducting partial insulation magnet and a method for providing the same. The magnet includes a coil with a non-insulated superconducting wire winding wound around a bobbin. The coil has a first wire layer, a second wire layer substantially surrounding the first layer, and a first layer of insulating material disposed between the first wire layer and the second wire layer. Each wire layer comprises a plurality of turns, and the first layer of insulating material substantially insulates the second wire layer from the first wire layer. |
107 |
SUPERCONDUCTIVE ELECTROMAGNET AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY APPARATUS |
US14716400 |
2015-05-19 |
US20150340140A1 |
2015-11-26 |
Jun Yoshida |
A superconductive electromagnet according to an embodiment includes a pair of main coils that have an annular shape, a pair of magnetic poles that are arranged on an inner peripheral side of the main coils, and that respectively have opposing surfaces which are planes opposing each other while being separated from each other in an axial direction of the main coils, and a pair of correction coils that are arranged between a pair of the magnetic poles. In this manner, density of a magnetic flux generated by the main coils is corrected by density of a magnetic flux generated by the correction coils. Accordingly, it is possible to realize improved uniformity in the density of the magnetic flux in a beam duct inside a deflection electromagnet. |
108 |
Magnet Apparatus |
US14673505 |
2015-03-30 |
US20150206636A1 |
2015-07-23 |
Frederick Thomas David Goldie; Patrick Brian Clayton |
A magnet apparatus which comprises a first vacuum chamber, a second vacuum chamber, a first magnet disposed within the first vacuum chamber such that the first magnet can be thermally isolated from the exterior of the first vacuum chamber, and a load connector extending from the first vacuum chamber into the second vacuum chamber so that a load on the first magnet can be transferred to the second vacuum chamber, wherein the load connector is in thermal contact with the first magnet and can be thermally isolated from the exterior of the first vacuum chamber and the exterior of the second vacuum chamber. |
109 |
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET |
US14390158 |
2013-05-10 |
US20150080224A1 |
2015-03-19 |
Takashi Nishimura; Takeshi Kato |
A coil unit is formed of an oxide superconducting wire having a surface in a form of a strip and wound. A residual magnetic field restraint unit is disposed in the coil unit. The residual magnetic field restraint unit has a throughhole extending in an axial direction of the coil unit. The residual magnetic field restraint unit is formed of a magnetic substance. A residual magnetic field can thus be restrained. |
110 |
Annular enclosure provided with an arrangement of recesses or protrusions to reduce mechanical resonance |
US11797487 |
2007-05-03 |
US08910824B2 |
2014-12-16 |
Russell Peter Gore; Trevor Bryan Husband |
A hollow cylindrical vessel comprising a cylindrical outer shell (12) and a cylindrical inner shell (14) joined by annular end caps (16), wherein at least one of: an end cap, or the cylindrical outer shell (12), or the cylindrical inner shell (14), is provided with an arrangement of recesses or protrusions (18). Preferably, the arrangement of recesses or protrusions is asymmetrical in all axes. |
111 |
VIBRATION ISOLATION FOR SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS |
US14363394 |
2012-11-19 |
US20140357494A1 |
2014-12-04 |
Neil Belton; Richard Gowland; Trevor Bryan Husband; Nicholas Mann; Michael Simpkins |
A mounting plate for locating under a superconducting magnet structure, between the superconducting magnet structure and a supporting surface of a mobile carrier, is controllable between two different states. In a first state, the mount provides rigid attachment and precise location of the superconducting magnet structure onto the supporting surface of the mobile carrier. In a second state, the mount provides vibration isolation between the superconducting magnet and the mobile carrier. |
112 |
COATED HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING COIL INCLUDING THE SAME |
US13658330 |
2012-10-23 |
US20140066314A1 |
2014-03-06 |
Hideaki Maeda; Masato Takahashi; Yoshinori Yanagisawa; Hideki Nakagome; Keita Oobuchi; Hiroyuki Kamibayashi |
In a coated high-temperature superconducting wire 1 in which a superconducting yttrium-based wire (high-temperature superconducting wire) 2 having a rectangular cross section is coated by an insulating layer 6, the insulating layer 6 is an electrodeposited film made of block copolymerized polyimide which contains siloxane bonds in a polyimide main chain and which has molecules with anionic groups. A coil formed from the superconducting yttrium-based wire 2 is impregnated with epoxy resin, and the epoxy resin is cured. The coil is configured such that the epoxy resin is completely separated from the superconducting yttrium-based wire 2 by the insulating layer 6. |
113 |
Superconducting fault current limiter |
US13618223 |
2012-09-14 |
US08600464B2 |
2013-12-03 |
Huw L. Edwards; Christopher G. Bright; Stephen M. Husband |
This invention relates to a superconducting fault current limiter, including: an input segment of an input transformer core and an output segment of an output transformer, each segment having a first end and a second end; a length of superconductor which forms a winding around the input segment and a winding around output segment, wherein the windings are connected in series to form a closed loop; a cryostat in which the superconductor is housed; wherein each end of the input and output segments are exposed to the exterior of the cryostat. |
114 |
Technique for limiting transmission of fault current |
US12818454 |
2010-06-18 |
US08467158B2 |
2013-06-18 |
Kasegn D. Tekletsadik; Roger B. Fish; Paul J. Murphy |
A new type of superconducting fault current limiter is disclosed, which can advantageously be used with high voltage transmission networks. The circuit is electrically connected to two terminals, which connect to the transmission network. The superconducting circuit is located within an enclosure or tank, which is electrically isolated from ground. Therefore, the voltage difference between the enclosure and the superconducting circuit, and between the enclosure and the terminals are significantly less than exist in current deployments. In some embodiments, the enclosure is electrically connected to one of the terminals, while in other embodiments, the enclosure is electrically isolated from the terminals. The circuit can be combined with other like circuits to address a wide range of current transmission network configurations. |
115 |
SUPERCONDUCTING FAULT CURRENT LIMITER |
US13618223 |
2012-09-14 |
US20130090243A1 |
2013-04-11 |
Huw L. EDWARDS; Christopher G. BRIGHT; Stephen M. HUSBAND |
This invention relates to a superconducting fault current limiter, including: an input segment of an input transformer core and an output segment of an output transformer, each segment having a first end and a second end; a length of superconductor which forms a winding around the input segment and a winding around output segment, wherein the windings are connected in series to form a closed loop; a cryostat in which the superconductor is housed; wherein each end of the input and output segments are exposed to the exterior of the cryostat. |
116 |
Superconducting apparatus |
US12639267 |
2009-12-16 |
US08283821B2 |
2012-10-09 |
Yoshimasa Ohashi; Nobuo Okumura; Hidetoshi Kusumi |
A superconducting apparatus includes a magnetic field generating portion including a superconducting coil, an extremely low temperature generating portion maintaining the superconducting coil at an extremely low temperature and in a superconducting state, a container defining a heat insulation chamber that accommodates the superconducting coil, a first terminal electrically connected to the superconducting coil and supplying an electric power to the superconducting coil, a second terminal connected to an external electric power source and supplying the electric power to the first terminal in a case where the magnetic field generating portion is driven, and a heat penetration preventing element holding one of the first and second terminals and thermally separating the first and second terminals from each other in a case where a driving of the magnetic field generating portion is stopped, the heat penetration preventing element restraining a heat penetration from the second terminal to the first terminal. |
117 |
Superconductive magnet for persistent current and method for manufacturing the same |
US11994173 |
2006-05-26 |
US08178473B2 |
2012-05-15 |
Gye-Won Hong; Hee-Gyoun Lee |
Disclosed are a superconductive magnet manufactured by winding a thin superconductive rod wire in a coil without joint for maintaining a persistent current mode, and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes winding both ends of a superconductive rod wire (10) on a first bobbin (21) and a second bobbin (22) respectively; forming a first unit rod wire (10a) and a second unit rod wire (10b) by slitting the superconductive rod wire (10) in the lengthwise direction; producing a pancake coil by winding the first and second unit rod wires (10a, 10b) on third bobbins (25) in one direction; and arranging the first and second unit rod wires (10a, 10b) such that magnetic fields (B, B′) in the same direction are generated from the pancake coil, by reversing one of the third bobbins (25) on which the first and second unit rod wires (10a, 10b) are wound. |
118 |
Electromagnet Assembly |
US13126570 |
2009-10-30 |
US20110273177A1 |
2011-11-10 |
Marlo Vincent John McGinley; Robert Ian Young |
An electromagnet assembly comprises a first pair of substantially co-planar coils wound in opposite senses to each other. It further comprises a second pair of co-planar coils also wound in opposite senses to each other. The coil pairs are arranged substantially parallel to, and spaced apart from, each other. In use, the field shape and direction produced by the first coil pair are substantially mirrored by those produced by the second coil pair. |
119 |
ANNULAR MAGNET SYSTEM FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY |
US12976203 |
2010-12-22 |
US20110210729A1 |
2011-09-01 |
Yukikazu Iwasa; Masaru Tomita |
A persistent-mode magnet, assembled from superconducting annuli, provides a micro coil NMR, in which compactness and manufacturability are provided for a variety of applications. An annular magnet for micro NMR can include a YBCO-annulus Helmholtz coil, for example, that can energized by a magnet system and then transported for use at a second location with an operating system. |
120 |
Fault Current Limiter |
US12664558 |
2007-07-09 |
US20100188786A1 |
2010-07-29 |
Francis Anthony Darmann |
A method is for suppressing induced steady state and transient currents and voltages in the DC circuit and coil of a magnetically saturated core fault current limiter. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a first current coil connected to a DC power source surrounding the core for magnetically saturating the core; and (b) providing a second resistive current coil surrounding the core and either short circuited or interconnected to the DC power source in parallel to the first current coil and wound around the core in a forward or reverse sense to the first current coil. |