Superconducting magnet device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10614940-B2
Application number	US-201615757662-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2016
Priority date	Sep 15, 2015
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

A superconducting magnet device with which device breakage caused by a quench can be avoided while helium consumption is reduced. A sheet-like convection-preventing member is disposed at least either above or below a heat transfer member transferring to gaseous helium heat transferred from the outside, so as to cover a helium gas release tube for the gaseous helium, and thus heat exchange performance during transportation is improved. In the case where the quench occurs, the convection-preventing member is lifted upward in the release tube, thereby ensuring to provide a flow path for the gaseous helium and avoiding excessive increase of the internal pressure.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A superconducting magnet device which generates magnetic force by supplying current to a superconducting coil, the device comprising:
a vacuum container to contain the superconducting coil and helium for cooling the superconducting coil;
a release tube to release the helium from inside to outside the vacuum container;
a convection-preventing member partly fixed inside the release tube to cover a part inside the tube;
a heat shield to absorb heat transferred from outside to inside the vacuum container; and
a heat transfer member protruding inside the release tube to transfer heat absorbed by the heat shield to the helium passing inside the release tube,
wherein the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube depending on pressure change in the release tube,
the superconducting magnet device includes, in the release tube, an electrode through which the current is supplied to the superconducting coil,
the electrode is disposed in a center of the release tube,
the heat transfer member protrudes from an outer peripheral side of the release tube toward the center, and
the part inside the release tube covered by the convection-preventing member is positioned between the electrode and the heat transfer member.

2. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat transfer member further comprises a comb-shaped heat sink with fins.

3. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat transfer member further comprises a plurality of openings in a heat exchange area for exchanging heat with the helium passing inside the release tube.

4. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 2 , wherein the heat transfer member further comprises a plurality of openings in a heat exchange area for exchanging heat with the helium passing inside the release tube.

5. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 , wherein the convection-preventing member is elastic.

6. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 2 , wherein the convection-preventing member is elastic.

7. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 3 , wherein the convection-preventing member is elastic.

8. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 4 , wherein the convection-preventing member is elastic.

9. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the convection-preventing member covers the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided toward the heat transfer member, and when the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided to the outside.

10. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 2 , wherein, when the convection-preventing member covers the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided toward the heat transfer member, and when the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided to the outside.

11. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 3 , wherein, when the convection-preventing member covers the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided toward the heat transfer member, and when the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided to the outside.

12. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 4 , wherein, when the convection-preventing member covers the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided toward the heat transfer member, and when the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided to the outside.

13. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 5 , wherein, when the convection-preventing member covers the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided toward the heat transfer member, and when the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided to the outside.

14. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 6 , wherein, when the convection-preventing member covers the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided toward the heat transfer member, and when the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided to the outside.

15. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 7 , wherein, when the convection-preventing member covers the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided toward the heat transfer member, and when the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided to the outside.

16. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 8 , wherein, when the convection-preventing member covers the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided toward the heat transfer member, and when the convection-preventing member opens the part inside the release tube, the helium is guided to the outside.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Iwamoto Naoki
• Tamura Hajime
• Inoue Tatsuya
• Eguchi Ryo

Classifications

• H01F6/04

  Cooling · CPC title

• G01R33/288

  Provisions within MR facilities for enhancing safety during MR, e.g. reduction of the specific absorption rate [SAR], detection of ferromagnetic objects in the scanner room · CPC title

• G01R33/3815

  with superconducting coils, e.g. power supply therefor · CPC title

• G01R33/3804

  Additional hardware for cooling or heating of the magnet assembly, for housing a cooled or heated part of the magnet assembly or for temperature control of the magnet assembly · CPC title

• H01F6/02 Primary

  Quenching; Protection arrangements during quenching {(protection circuits H02H7/001)} · CPC title