Cryongenic cooling refrigeration system and method having open-loop short term cooling for a superconducting machine
US6442949B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 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 machine, wherein said system includes a main cooling system (52, 88) and a second cooling system, said second cooling system comprising a storage device having a first cryogenic fluid; at least one cooling coupling in fluid communication with the first cryogenic fluid from the storage device and a second cryogenic fluid flowing through the main cooling system.
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