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US 12,382,844 · App. 18/281,342 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Superconducting magnet device, NMR device, and MRI device

Inventor: Tsuyoshi Wakuda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
H10N60/84G01R33/3804G01R33/3815H02H7/001H01F6/02
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Patent No.
US 12,382,844
App. No.
18/281,342
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a superconducting magnet device including: a superconducting coil (main coil) in which a superconducting wire material is wound; and a persistent current switch (PCS) electrically connected in parallel with the superconducting coil with respect to an excitation power supply for the superconducting coil, in which the excitation power supply is electrically connected to the superconducting coil and the persistent current switch via a current lead, the persistent current switch is provided with a PCS heater and a PCS heater power supply for transitioning from a super-conduction state to a normal conduction state, and a current supplied to the PCS heater winding from the PCS heater power supply flows to the heater via at least a part of the current lead.

Claims (35)

1. A superconducting magnet device comprising a superconducting coil in which a superconducting wire material is wound, and a persistent current switch electrically connected in parallel with the superconducting coil with respect to an excitation power supply for the superconducting coil, wherein

the excitation power supply is electrically connected to the superconducting coil and the persistent current switch via a current lead,

the persistent current switch is provided with a heater and a heater driving power supply for transitioning from a super-conduction state to a normal conduction state, and

a current supplied to the heater from the heater driving power supply flows to the heater via at least a part of the current lead.

2. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 , wherein

the heater driving power supply is configured by a capacitor bank.

3. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 , wherein

a capacitor for preventing a DC current is inserted in series in a heater circuit installed in the persistent current switch.

4. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 , wherein

the heater driving power supply is an AC power supply.

5. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 4 , wherein

the heater driving power supply is configured by a capacitor bank and a full bridge circuit of switching elements.

6. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 , wherein

the superconducting wire material is a high temperature superconductor.

7. An NMR device comprising:

the superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 .

8. An MRI device comprising:

the superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 .

9. A superconducting magnet device comprising a superconducting coil in which a superconducting wire material is wound, an excitation power supply for exciting the superconducting coil, and a current lead electrically connecting the superconducting coil and the excitation power supply, wherein

a winding of the superconducting wire material is provided with a heater and a heater driving power supply for partially or entirely transitioning from a super-conduction state to a normal conduction state, and

a current supplied to the heater from the heater driving power supply flows to the heater via at least a part of the current lead.

10. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 9 , wherein

the heater driving power supply is configured by a capacitor bank.

11. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 9 , wherein

a capacitor for preventing a DC current is inserted in series in a heater circuit including the heater.

12. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 9 , wherein

the heater driving power supply is an AC power supply.

13. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 12 , wherein

the heater driving power supply is configured by a capacitor bank and a full bridge circuit of switching elements.

14. The superconducting magnet device according to claim 9 , wherein

the superconducting wire material is a high temperature superconductor.

15. An NMR device comprising:

the superconducting magnet device according to claim 9 .

16. An MRI device comprising:

the superconducting magnet device according to claim 9 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067728/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2023
From: WAKUDA, TSUYOSHI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 064857/0199 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-145556 · Sep 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240155951A1 · May 9, 2024
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