Refrigeration – Gas compression – heat regeneration and expansion – e.g.,...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-27
2008-08-19
Doerrler, William C (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Gas compression, heat regeneration and expansion, e.g.,...
C062S228100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07412835
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods are provided for a variable cooling capacity cryocooler for a superconducting magnetic resonance imaging device having a liquid cryogen pressure vessel to provide cryogenic temperatures to a magnet assembly, a vacuum vessel surrounding the pressure vessel and a radiation shield spaced from the cryogen pressure vessel, and a pressure sensor positioned inside the cryogen pressure vessel pressure boundary for sensing pressure variations. A controller for varying the heat removal rate of the cryocooler based on the pressure variations in the cryogen pressure vessel and where the cooling capacity of the cryocooler is adjusted by modifying the speed of the electric power drive (DC or AC motors) or by changing the mechanical transmission ratio between the constant speed electric power drive and the cryocooler displacer/piston to adjust the cooler oscillating frequency of the gas flow. The invention can be adapted to magnets or non magnets systems using Stirling, Gifford-McMahon (“GM”) and Pulse Tube (“PT”) cooler systems. The system will extend component end of life and provide a controllable constant pressure improving image quality for superconducting MRI magnets.
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Derakhshan Mark
Jiang Longzhi
Legall Edwin L.
Mangano Roy A.
Doerrler William C
Ramirez Ellis B.
Smith Michael G.
Tibbetts Jean
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