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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 27, 2016
Applicants:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Koc University, Sariyer, TR;

Inventors:

Edward Henry Allen, Bethesda, MD (US);

Ferdi Altintas, Istanbul, TR;

Ali U. Cemal Hardal, Istanbul, TR;

Özgür Müstecaplioglu, Istanbul, TR;

Assignees:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Koc University, Istanbul, TR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/035 (2006.01); F01K 27/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/12 (2006.01); B82Y 99/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/00 (2013.01); F01K 27/00 (2013.01); G01R 33/035 (2013.01); G01R 33/1284 (2013.01); B82Y 99/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for operating a quantum Otto cycle, including a superconducting LC resonator circuit electrically coupled to an input control unit with a reservoir source and a waveform generator configured to generate a bias current. A superconducting flux qubit is coupled to the LC resonator via a superconducting quantum interference device ('SQUID'). The SQUID generates a flux in the presence of the bias current, and the flux generated by the SQUID mediates a coupling rate between the flux qubit and the LC resonator. The waveform generator alternates the bias current to adiabatically change the coupling rate between the flux qubit and the LC resonator during adiabatic stages of the quantum Otto cycle. The reservoir source sends pulses to thermalize the flux qubit and the LC resonator system during isochoric stages of the quantum Otto cycle.


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