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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited, Oxon, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 6/02 (2006.01); G01R 33/38 (2006.01); H01C 1/08 (2006.01); H01C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 6/02 (2013.01); G01R 33/3804 (2013.01); H01C 1/08 (2013.01); H01C 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A quench protection arrangement for a superconducting magnet is disclosed. The arrangement comprises: a superconducting magnet comprising a plurality of magnet sections; a plurality of varistors, wherein each of the plurality of varistors is electrically connected in parallel across a respective one of the plurality of magnet sections; and a heater arrangement electrically connected to the plurality of varistors and configured to apply heat to each of the plurality of magnet sections in response to a change in a voltage across any one or more of the plurality of varistors. A method of protecting a superconducting magnet is also disclosed.