Superconductive material and magnetic field for damping and levitation support and damping of cryogenic instruments
First Claim
1. A system for levitation which depends upon the Meissner effect and for vibration damping of a cryogenic instrument inside a cold chamber comprisingsuperconductive material rigidly attached to or coated on said cryogenic instrument inside said cold chamber,a magnetic flux source outside said cold chamber,a vibration damping means attached to said magnetic flux source outside of said cold chamber, whereby said cryogenic instrument is levitated by force generated by Meissner-effect repulsion, and vibrational energy of said superconductive material rigidly attached to or coated on said cryogenic instrument is transferred to said magnetic flux source outside said cold chamber and there dampened by said vibration damping means.
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Abstract
A superconductive load bearing support without a mechanical contact and vibration damping for cryogenic instruments in space. The levitation support and vibration damping is accomplished by the use of superconducting magnets and the "Meissner" effect. The assembly allows for transfer of vibration energy away from the cryogenic instrument which then can be damped by the use of either an electronic circuit or conventional vibration damping apparatus.
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1. A system for levitation which depends upon the Meissner effect and for vibration damping of a cryogenic instrument inside a cold chamber comprising
superconductive material rigidly attached to or coated on said cryogenic instrument inside said cold chamber, a magnetic flux source outside said cold chamber, a vibration damping means attached to said magnetic flux source outside of said cold chamber, whereby said cryogenic instrument is levitated by force generated by Meissner-effect repulsion, and vibrational energy of said superconductive material rigidly attached to or coated on said cryogenic instrument is transferred to said magnetic flux source outside said cold chamber and there dampened by said vibration damping means.
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