Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Safety and protection of systems and devices – Superconductor protective circuits
Patent
1996-09-04
1998-03-24
Hoff, Marc S.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Safety and protection of systems and devices
Superconductor protective circuits
361115, H02H 900
Patent
active
057319391
ABSTRACT:
A quench-protecting superconductive-magnet electrical circuit. An impregnated superconductive-switch wire is coupled to the leads of a cryostable superconductive-coil assemblage having series-coupled coil portions. Series-coupled fan-in resistive heaters are also coupled in parallel with corresponding coil portions and are positioned thermally proximate the superconductive-switch wire. Fan-out resistive heaters are coupled in parallel with corresponding coil portions and are positioned thermally proximate corresponding coil portions. A local quench in one coil portion activates its corresponding fan-in resistive heater which quenches the superconductive-switch wire which activates all of the fan-out resistive heaters which globally quenches all of the coil portions thereby preventing local quench damage.
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U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/565,140, filed Nov. 30, 1995, by Gross et al., entitled "Superconducting Magnet Electrical Circuit Having Voltage and Quench Protection".
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U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/514,332, filed Aug. 11, 1995, by Salasoo, entitled "Electrical Circuit for Protecting a Superconducting Magnet During a Quench".
Gross Dan Arthur
Xu Bu-Xin
Erickson Douglas E.
General Electric Company
Hoff Marc S.
Jackson Stephen W.
Snyder Marvin
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