Cryogenic cooling refrigeration system for rotor having a high temperature super-conducting field winding and method
US6438969B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E40/60
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cooling fluid system is disclosed for providing cryogenic cooling fluid to a high temperature super-conducting rotor comprising: a re-circulation compressor; a storage tank having a second cryogenic fluid; an inlet line connecting the re-circulation compressor to the storage tank and to the rotor, and forming a passage for cooling fluid to pass from the re-circulation compressor through the storage tank and to the apparatus.
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