JP6695324B2 - Mriシステムの超伝導磁石構造用の冷却装置 - Google Patents
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- 内部磁石構造(30)を形成する軸方向で整列した複数の超伝導内部磁石コイル(34)と、該内部磁石コイル(34)それぞれの外径よりも大きい内径をそれぞれ有する複数の超伝導外部コイル(32)と、を備える超伝導磁石構造であって、
前記内部磁石構造は冷却材容器(12)内に収容されており、前記外部コイルは、前記冷却材容器の外側に位置していて、前記外部コイルを冷却するための冷却装置(36,38)に熱的に接続されており、前記外部コイル用の前記冷却装置はそれぞれ、各外部コイルに熱的かつ機械的に接続された熱交換器(36)を有しており、各熱交換器には冷却材管路(38)が設けられていて、各冷却材管路の上端及び下端は、前記冷却材容器(12)の上端及び下端で又は上端及び下端近くで、前記冷却材容器(12)にそれぞれ連通していることを特徴とする、超伝導磁石構造。 - 前記冷却材管路(38)は、押出成形体の特徴部として形成されている、請求項1記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記熱交換器(36)は、前記冷却材容器(12)に取り付けられた機械的支持構造(40)によって位置保持された構造的部材であって、前記熱交換器は、前記外部コイル(32)を位置保持する、請求項1又は2記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 内部磁石構造(30)を形成する軸方向で整列した複数の超伝導内部磁石コイル(34)と、該内部磁石コイル(34)それぞれの外径よりも大きい内径をそれぞれ有する複数の超伝導外部コイル(32)と、を備える超伝導磁石構造であって、
前記内部磁石構造は冷却材容器(12)内に収容されており、前記外部コイルは、前記冷却材容器の外側に位置していて、前記外部コイルを冷却するための冷却装置(36,38)に熱的に接続されており、前記外部コイル用の前記冷却装置は、前記冷却材容器(12)への熱的接続部を有していることを特徴とする、超伝導磁石構造。 - 前記熱的接続部は、熱的バスバー、ラミネート、又は組紐(64)である、請求項4記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記外部コイル(32)は、熱伝導的な機械的支持構造(62)に取り付けられており、該熱伝導的な機械的支持構造は、前記冷却材容器(12)に前記熱的接続部によって熱的に接続されている、請求項4又は5記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記熱的接続部は、外部コイル(32)を前記冷却材容器(12)に接続する、請求項4又は5記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 請求項1による構造を収容する外部真空コンテナ(OVC)(14)を備える超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記冷却材容器(12)が、ステンレス鋼のロッド又は帯材を有する支持構造(42)によって前記OVC(14)内で支持されている、請求項8記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記冷却材容器が、円筒状の筐体を有しており、該円筒状の筐体は、内側の円筒壁と外側の円筒壁とを有しており、これらの円筒壁は、扁平の面である環状の端壁(48)によって結合されている、請求項1から9までのいずれか1項記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記冷却材容器(12)の底面に、又は底面近くに、電気的端子、接続部、及びスイッチ(50)が収容されている、請求項1から10までのいずれか1項記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記冷却材容器(12)の底面に溜め部(52)が設けられており、該溜め部内に、前記電気的端子、接続部、及びスイッチ(50)が位置している、請求項11記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記外部コイル(32)は、前記冷却材容器(12)内の前記電気的端子、接続部、スイッチ(50)に電気的に接続されている、請求項11又は12記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記冷却材容器(12)は、前記OVC(14)によって機械的に支持されており(42)、前記外部コイル(32)と、該外部コイルに付随する前記熱交換器(36)とは、前記冷却材容器(12)によって機械的に支持されている(40)、請求項8記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記内部磁石構造(30)の鉛直方向上方に少なくとも1つの付加的なガスバッファタンク(54)をさらに備え、該ガスバッファタンクは、少なくとも1つのリンクチューブ(56)を介して前記冷却材容器(12)に連通している、請求項1から14までのいずれか1項記載の超伝導磁石構造。
- 前記冷却材容器(12)の内部に連通部(23)を介して連通する熱交換器を冷却するように配置された極低温冷凍機(17)を収容するサービスタレット(58)をさらに備え、
前記連通部は、前記極低温冷凍機(17)の上方の位置で、前記冷却材容器の内部に開放されていることを特徴とする、請求項1から15までのいずれか1項記載の超伝導磁石構造。
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