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Inductive quench for magnet protection

US7701677B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US
Still River Systems Incorporated · US

Inventors

Joel Henry Schultz · Newton, US
Leonard Myatt · Norfolk, US
Leslie Bromberg · Sharon, US
Joseph V. Minervini · Still River, US
Timothy A. Antaya · Exeter, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 7, 2006
Grant date	Apr 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 21, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E40/60
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A coil system for inductively heating a superconducting magnet in order to provide an internal energy dump by uniformly quenching a high performance superconducting magnet. The quench-inducing system uses AC magnetic fields that require negligible reactive power. The system is especially suited for inducing a relatively uniform quench in dry superconducting magnets.

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