Patent ID: 8117861
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: F25D,H01F

Abstract:
1. A cooling arrangement for an electrical connector for a superconductor comprising at least one superconductor arranged in a container, the container being arranged in a vacuum chamber, a cryocooler thermally connected to the container to cool the container and the contents of the container, the electrical connector extending through the vacuum chamber and the container to the at least one superconductor, the electrical connector having a thermally conducting and electrically insulating arrangement, the thermally conducting and electrically insulating arrangement comprising an electrically insulating member contacting the electrical connector, a thermally conducting member contacting the electrically insulating member and the thermally conducting member being thermally connected to the cryocooler to cool the electrical connector, wherein the thermally conducting and electrically insulating arrangement comprises a hollow electrically insulating member surrounding the electrical connector, the thermally conducting member surrounding the hollow electrically insulating member, the thermally conducting member being thermally connected to the cryocooler to cool the electrical connector.