GB2456308B - Method and apparatus for actively controlling quench protection of a superconducting magnet - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for actively controlling quench protection of a superconducting magnet

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GB2456308B
GB2456308B GB0800347A GB0800347A GB2456308B GB 2456308 B GB2456308 B GB 2456308B GB 0800347 A GB0800347 A GB 0800347A GB 0800347 A GB0800347 A GB 0800347A GB 2456308 B GB2456308 B GB 2456308B
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superconducting magnet
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Xianrui Huang
Minfeng Xu
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General Electric Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/38—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field
    • G01R33/381—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using electromagnets
    • G01R33/3815—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using electromagnets with superconducting coils, e.g. power supply therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F6/00—Superconducting magnets; Superconducting coils
    • H01F6/02—Quenching; Protection arrangements during quenching

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US6735848B1 (en) * 1999-09-24 2004-05-18 Fsu Research Foundation, Inc. Method of manufacturing a superconducting magnet
EP1612904A2 (en) * 2004-06-28 2006-01-04 General Electric Company System and method for quench protection of a superconductor
JP2006319139A (en) * 2005-05-12 2006-11-24 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd Superconducting apparatus and quenching protecting method of superconducting portion
US20060291112A1 (en) * 2005-05-06 2006-12-28 Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. Quench protection of HTS superconducting magnets

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US4994935A (en) * 1989-06-15 1991-02-19 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Superconducting magnet apparatus with an emergency run-down system
JPH09260130A (en) * 1996-03-27 1997-10-03 Railway Technical Res Inst Protection of superconductive current-carrying wire and device thereof
US6735848B1 (en) * 1999-09-24 2004-05-18 Fsu Research Foundation, Inc. Method of manufacturing a superconducting magnet
EP1612904A2 (en) * 2004-06-28 2006-01-04 General Electric Company System and method for quench protection of a superconductor
US20060291112A1 (en) * 2005-05-06 2006-12-28 Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. Quench protection of HTS superconducting magnets
JP2006319139A (en) * 2005-05-12 2006-11-24 Sumitomo Electric Ind Ltd Superconducting apparatus and quenching protecting method of superconducting portion

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Proceedings Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999, D F Orris et al., "A Digital Quench Detection System for Superconducting Magnets", pp 3191 - 3193 *
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