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Granted Patent B2
US 12,651,686 · App. 18/604,414 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Superconducting magnet device and cryostat

Inventors: Jyun Yoshida (Yokosuka, JP); Atsushi Hashimoto (Yokosuka, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
H01F6/04F17C3/085F17C13/007F17C13/087H01F6/06F17C2270/0527F17C2270/0536
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Patent No.
US 12,651,686
App. No.
18/604,414
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A superconducting magnet device includes a superconducting coil disposed in a cryogenic environment; and a protection diode disposed in the cryogenic environment and connected to the superconducting coil, the protection diode being disposed such that a direction of a magnetic field generated by the superconducting coil on a pn junction surface of the protection diode forms an angle within about 30 degrees with respect to a normal line of the pn junction surface.

Claims (15)

1 . A superconducting magnet device comprising:

a superconducting coil disposed in a cryogenic environment; and

a protection diode disposed in the cryogenic environment and connected to the superconducting coil, the protection diode being disposed such that a direction of a magnetic field generated by the superconducting coil on a pn junction surface of the protection diode forms an angle within about 30 degrees with respect to a normal line of the pn junction surface.

2 . The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the protection diode is disposed such that the direction of the magnetic field generated by the superconducting coil on the pn junction surface is substantially parallel to the normal line of the pn junction surface.

3 . The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the protection diode is disposed inside the superconducting coil.

4 . The superconducting magnet device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the superconducting magnet device includes a plurality of the superconducting coils disposed in the cryogenic environment, and

the protection diode is disposed outside the plurality of superconducting coils such that a direction of a combined magnetic field generated by the plurality of superconducting coils on the pn junction surface forms an angle within about 30 degrees with respect to the normal line of the pn junction surface.

5 . A cryostat comprising:

a vacuum container;

a cryocooler installed in the vacuum container;

a superconducting coil disposed in the vacuum container and cooled by the cryocooler; and

a protection diode disposed in the vacuum container, cooled by the cryocooler, and connected to the superconducting coil, the protection diode being disposed such that a direction of a magnetic field generated by the superconducting coil on a pn junction surface of the protection diode forms an angle within about 30 degrees with respect to a normal line of the pn junction surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2024
From: YOSHIDA, JYUN; HASHIMOTO, ATSUSHI
To: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066761/0861 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-150842 · Sep 16, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022033123 · Sep 2, 2022
Related Publication 20240258003A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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