Helix Technology Corporation

Philip D Acomb

Maureen C Buonpane

Michael J Eacobacci, Jr

Stephen J Yamartino

Robert M Patterson

Brian D Foley

In a power failure recovery, the operating state before a power failure and present conditions of a cryopump are determined to initiate a regeneration or startup process. Where the refrigerator was operating before power failure, it is turned on during recovery to condense gases in the cryopump. A startup process is initiated where the cryopump was in a startup process before the power failure and present conditions of the cryopump indicate that the cryopump is sufficiently empty or clean. If the operating state and present conditions indicate that a corrosive or hazardous liquid remains in the cryopump, a regeneration process is initiated. If the cryopump was in a shutdown process before the power failure, the cryopanel of the cryopump is refrigerated to a temperature at which gases sublimate from the cryopanel. The temperature of the cryopanel is then maintained until the gases are removed. A refrigerator having a displacer with variable speed and heaters may be used to control the temperature of the cryopanel. When the cryopump is sufficiently empty, the cryopump is turned off.

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San Ramon, CA, United States of America

Philip D Acomb