Superconducting coil
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1. A superconducting coil, comprising:
- a plurality of windings of a coil comprising;
a plurality of high-temperature superconductor strands; and
an electrically conductive channel in which the high-temperature superconductor strands are mounted, with a plurality of but no more than nine high-temperature superconductor strands mounted in a cross-section of the channel,wherein the coil has a cross-section that includes a plurality of the windings mutually attached in a unitary structure across the cross-section of the coil; and
a filler matrix in which the windings of the high-temperature superconductor strands and electrically conductive channel are embedded in an array across the cross-section of the coil, wherein the array includes a plurality of rows and columns of electrically conductive channel sections, each containing the high-temperature superconductor strands and separated across the rows and columns of the cross-sectional array by the filler matrix.
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Abstract
A superconducting coil includes (a) a plurality of windings of a coil comprising high-temperature superconductors and (b) an electrically conductive channel in which the high-temperature superconductors are mounted. The high-temperature superconductors can comprise at least one of the following: Ba2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8 (2212), Ba2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 (2223), and YBa2Cu3O7-x (123) superconductor.
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22 Claims
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1. A superconducting coil, comprising:
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a plurality of windings of a coil comprising; a plurality of high-temperature superconductor strands; and an electrically conductive channel in which the high-temperature superconductor strands are mounted, with a plurality of but no more than nine high-temperature superconductor strands mounted in a cross-section of the channel, wherein the coil has a cross-section that includes a plurality of the windings mutually attached in a unitary structure across the cross-section of the coil; and a filler matrix in which the windings of the high-temperature superconductor strands and electrically conductive channel are embedded in an array across the cross-section of the coil, wherein the array includes a plurality of rows and columns of electrically conductive channel sections, each containing the high-temperature superconductor strands and separated across the rows and columns of the cross-sectional array by the filler matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A magnet structure, comprising:
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at least one superconducting coil comprising a plurality of coil windings including; a plurality of superconductor strands comprising at least one of Ba2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8 (2212), Ba2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 (2223), and YBa2Cu3O7-x (123); an electrically conductive channel in which the superconductor strands are mounted, with a plurality of but no more than nine superconductor strands mounted in a cross-section of the channel, wherein the superconducting coil has a cross-section that includes a plurality of the coil windings mutually attached in a unitary structure across the cross-section of the superconducting coil; and a filler matrix in which the windings of the high-temperature superconductor strands and electrically conductive channel are embedded in an array across the cross-section of the coil, wherein the array includes a plurality of rows and columns of electrically conductive channel sections, each containing the high-temperature superconductor strands and separated across the rows and columns of the cross-sectional array by the filler matrix; and a cryocooler configured and positioned to cool the superconducting coil. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22)
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19. A magnet structure, comprising:
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at least one superconducting coil comprising a plurality of windings of a coil including superconductor strands comprising at least one of Ba2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8 (2212), Ba2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 (2223), and YBa2Cu3O7-x (123); an electrically conductive channel in which the coil comprising the superconductor strands is mounted, with no more than nine superconductor strands mounted in a cross-section of the channel; a cryocooler configured and positioned to cool the superconducting coil; a bobbin in which the superconducting coil is mounted; radial-tension links coupled with the bobbin and applying outward radial tension on the bobbin at a plurality of positions; and a pressurized bladder positioned between each coil and the bobbin to apply radial inward force on the coil.
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