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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2024
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Waukesha, WI (US);
Dogan Celik, Ashburn, VA (US);
Stuart Feltham, Florence, SC (US);
Ernst Stautner, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Charles Yarborough, Florence, SC (US);
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A superconducting electrical system includes a superconducting electrical machine comprising a superconducting magnet, a main cryogenic vessel containing a main cryogen and encompassing the superconducting magnet, and a vacuum vessel encompassing the main cryogenic vessel. A supplemental cooling system is inside the vacuum vessel and comprises a supplemental heat sink and. a gas gap heat switch configured to alternately thermally connect the supplemental heat sink to a component of the superconducting electrical machine and thermally isolate the supplemental heat sink from the component of the superconducting electrical machine. The supplemental cooling system is configured to supplement cooling of the superconducting electrical machine by the main cryogenic vessel to expedite cooling of the component of the superconducting electrical machine.