MODIFIED BRAYTON REFRIGERATION CYCLES FOR FORCED-FLOW COOLING OF HTS FUSION SYSTEM
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
United States of America
Stats
-
N/A
Issued Date -
Apr 10, 2025
app pub date -
Oct 4, 2024
filing date -
Oct 4, 2024
priority date (Note) -
Published
status (Latency Note)
Importance
Abstract
A thermodynamic study is performed to identify suitable refrigeration cycles for emerging application to a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) fusion system. According to recent reports on a compact and efficient fusion system, HTS magnets are supposed to operate at about 20 K by forced-flow cooling of helium gas. In addition to the main cryogenic load for the magnets, there are other cooling requirements, including the refrigeration of a thermal shield and current leads. In order to compose a closed refrigeration system without liquid-nitrogen supply or any boil-off loss, modified Brayton cycles are designed to cover the cooling loads with a circulation loop of a coolant for the magnets, the thermal shield, and the current leads. Innovative design is also proposed to integrate the cooling loop with the refrigeration cycle, as helium gas is used as a coolant and a refrigerant.
First Claim
Family
International Classification(s)
- [Classification Symbol]
- [Patents Count]
Cited Art Landscape
Patent Citation Ranking
Recipient Email Address
Recipient Email Address
Comment
Recipient Email Address
Add to Portfolio(s)
To add this patent to one, or more, of your portfolios, simply click the add button.
This Patent is in these Portfolios:
Add to additional portfolios:
Last Refreshed On:
Changes done successfully