Magnetizing system and superconducting magnet to be magnetized therewith

A magnet magnetizing system and a superconducting magnet to be magnetized, for magnetizing a superconducting magnet to be magnetized, comprises: a magnetizing magnetic field generating means for generating and distinguishing a static magnetic field; a cooling means having an electromotive motor within the static magnetic field, which is generated from the magnetizing magnet generating means; and a bulk superconductor to be magnetized, which is thermally connected with a low-temperature portion of the cooling means, wherein the magnetizing magnetic field generating means is made up with a magnetizing superconducting bulk magnet, building other magnetizing bulk superconductor therein, the bulk superconductor to be magnetized before magnetization thereof is inserted within a space of the static magnetic field, which is generated by the magnetizing superconducting bulk magnet magnetized, and the magnetic field of the magnetizing superconducting bulk magnet is distinguished by the means for cooling the bulk superconductor inserted, down to be equal or lower than superconducting temperature, thereby magnetizing the bulk superconductor to be magnetized.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a magnetizing system and a superconducting magnet to be magnetized therewith.

As conventional art relating to a magnet for use of magnetizing is already known, for example, that having a bulk superconductor, as a target to be cooled by a refrigerator, with using a coil-type superconducting magnet therein.

This magnet for magnetizing is located at a central portion of the superconducting magnet of the coil-type superconducting magnet, a magnetic center of which is cooled down to a very low temperature, and this superconducting magnet is disposed within a heat insulating vacuum container. In case when cooling the bulk superconductor, down to the very low temperature by the refrigerator, the bulk superconductor is disposed within the heat insulating vacuum container, and an end of the bulk superconductor is thermally unified or integrated with a cooling stage of the refrigerator through a heat conductor, indirectly, and thereby building up a bulk superconducting magnet.

The method for magnetizing comprises the following steps (1) to (4):(1) Generating a predetermined static magnetic field by running current from a magnetizing power source, after cooling the coil-type superconducting magnet for magnetization down to the very low temperature;(2) Disposing the bulk superconductor of the bulk superconducting magnet before cooling at the position of the center of magnetic field within a bore of the coil-type superconducting magnet for magnetization at room temperature. Herein, fluxes for magnetizing penetrate through within the bulk superconductor;(3) Turning the power source of the refrigerator for the bulk superconducting magnet “ON”, to cool the bulk superconductor down to the very low temperature, equal or lower than a temperature of obtaining the superconducting, and thereby brining the bulk superconductor into the superconducting condition within the static magnetic field; and(4) Demagnetizing the coil-type superconducting magnet for magnetization. The bulk superconductor captures the magnetic fluxes penetrating therethrough, and when completing the magnetization, it generates a magnetic field. The bulk superconducting magnet is taken out from an inside of the bore at room temperature, and thereafter the refrigerator for the bulk superconducting magnet keeps the operation thereof.

Herein, as it was explained in the (3) mentioned above, there is necessity for the refrigerator for the bulk superconducting magnet to be operated under the condition that the coil-type superconducting magnet for magnetization generates the magnetic field.

In general, such the refrigerator mentioned above has a compressor and an expander for compressing/expanding a helium gas therein, since it operates under a refrigerating cycle, having processes or steps for compressing/expanding the helium gas as a working medium thereof. One example of the refrigerator is a one-unit type with the compressor, directly connecting the compressor and the expander, and another example of the refrigerator is a split type of connecting both with tubes, each being separated from each other.

With the split type, since there are useless spaces within the tubes and there is generated a pressure loss when the gas flows within the tubes, with a cooling efficiency thereof is lower than that of the one-unit type with the compressor. Because of lowering of the cooling efficiency and an increase of consumption of electric power, it is not a good policy to apply the split type from a viewpoint of energy saving. Then, explanation will be given hereinafter, on the case of applying the one-unit type with the compressor therein.

Since motor of the compressor, illustrated inFIG. 4, uses magnetic materials, such as, magnetic steel and a permanent magnet, for example, motor cannot be operated within a space of high magnetic field. In general, motor must be operated within a space of low magnetic field, i.e., equal or lower than 0.1 Tesla. On the other hand, it is necessary to generate a very high magnetic field, such as, 5 Tesla to 10 Tesla, for magnetizing a high magnetic field, at a central portion of the coil-type superconducting magnet for magnetization by means of the bulk superconducting magnet. For this reason, within the space near to an end of the coil-type superconducting magnet, to be disposed the compressor therein, there are leakage fluxes of several Tesla; therefore, it is impossible to dispose the above-mentioned compressor. The space where the compressor could be disposed, i.e., being equal or lower than 0.1 Tesla in the magnetic field, is at the position, separating by 0.4 m to 0.7 m from the end of the magnet. Also, because the magnet is disposed within a vacuum heat-shielding space, the distance between the center of magnetic field of the coil-type superconducting magnet and an end of a vacuum container is about 0.3 m. This is because of the following reasons:

A superconducting coil is built up through winding up a superconductive wire or cable by a large number of times, for generating the high magnetic field, and herein, for the purpose of increasing the stability on cooling of the superconducting coil under a very low temperature with a thermal capacity of metal, the superconductive cable is wound around a core of a cold accumulating body, for example made of copper, by the large number thereof, and therefore the weight of the magnet is heavy. A heat-shielding support body comes to be long, for supporting that weight by that heat-shielding support body within the vacuum space and for preventing heat from invading therein from the portion of room temperature, and therefore the distance between the superconducting coil and the end of the container for vacuum heat-shielding becomes too large. Accordingly, the distance between the compressor portion of the refrigerator and the bulk superconductor is about 0.7 m when the magnetizing static magnetic field is 5 Tesla, and is about 1.0 m when the magnetizing static magnetic field is 10 Tesla.[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. Hei 10-11672 (1998).

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

With the conventional art mentioned above, when trying to produce a small-sized bulk superconducting magnet with shortening the diameter of the bulk superconductor, it is impossible to shorten the above-mentioned distance, i.e., the distance between the compressor portion of the refrigerator and the bulk superconductor, irrespective of a diameter of the bulk superconductor, because the compressor must be disposed within the low magnetic space. Therefore, for the heat-shielding vacuum container, it is necessary to build a long heat conductor therein, for the purpose of separating the bulk superconductor and the refrigerator, and therefore a long vacuum container is needed.

Accordingly, with the magnetizing method within the conventional static magnetic field according to the conventional art, it is impossible to shorten the length of the bulk superconducting magnet, i.e., there is a drawback that the bulk superconducting magnet cannot be made small in the sizes thereof.

An object, according to the present invention, is to provide a magnetizing system for a superconducting bulk magnet, thereby to achieve small-sizing of the bulk superconducting magnet as a whole, with shortening the length of the bulk superconducting magnet, and a small-sized bulk superconducting magnet, which is magnetized by this system.

For accomplishing the object mentioned above, according to the present invention, there is provided a magnet magnetizing system or a superconducting magnet to be magnetized, for magnetizing a superconducting magnet to be magnetized, the system, comprising: a magnetizing magnetic field generating means for generating and distinguishing a static magnetic field; a cooling means having an electromotive motor within said static magnetic field, which is generated from said magnetizing magnet generating means; and a bulk superconductor to be magnetized, which is thermally connected with a low-temperature portion of said cooling means, wherein said magnetizing magnetic field generating means is made up with a magnetizing superconducting bulk magnet, building other magnetizing bulk superconductor therein, said bulk superconductor to be magnetized before magnetization thereof is inserted within a space of the static magnetic field, which is generated by said magnetizing superconducting bulk magnet magnetized, and the magnetic field of said magnetizing superconducting bulk magnet is distinguished by said means for cooling the bulk superconductor inserted, down to be equal or lower than superconducting temperature, thereby magnetizing said bulk superconductor to be magnetized.

Also, the object mentioned above is accomplished by the magnet magnetizing system or the superconducting magnet to be magnetized, as described in the above, the system further comprising a temperature increasing means for increasing temperature of said bulk superconductor for magnetization, wherein after magnetizing said bulk superconductor to be magnetized, which is cooled by said cooling means, the static magnetic field generated by said superconducting bulk magnet by increasing temperature of said bulk superconductor for magnetization, within a space of the static magnetic field generated by the bulk superconductor for magnetization of said magnetized superconducting bulk magnet for magnetization.

Also, the object mentioned above is accomplished by the magnet magnetizing system or the superconducting magnet to be magnetized, as described in the above, wherein said magnetizing magnetic field generating means is magnetized by a coil-type superconducting magnet, which can generate and distinguish the static magnetic field, and an induced current generation suppressing means is provided for a magnet of said coil-type superconducting magnet.

Also, the object mentioned above is accomplished by the magnet magnetizing system or the superconducting magnet to be magnetized, as described in the above, wherein said induced current generation suppressing means is built up with a heater, which is thermally unified with a superconducting coil.

Also, the object mentioned above is accomplished by the magnet magnetizing system or the superconducting magnet to be magnetized, as described in the above, wherein said induced current generation suppressing means is built up with a mechanism for switching an exiting current circuit of a superconducting coil into an open circuit.

Also, the object mentioned above is accomplished by the magnet magnetizing system or the superconducting magnet to be magnetized, as described in the above, wherein said induced current generation suppressing means is built up with a mechanism for switching an exiting current circuit of a superconducting coil into a reverse induced current supply circuit.

The magnet magnetizing system, as described in the claim1, wherein said magnetizing magnetic field generating means is magnetized by a pulse-type normal-conducting magnet, which can generate and distinguish a changing magnetic field.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a magnetizing system for a superconducting bulk magnet, thereby to achieve small-sizing of the bulk superconducting magnet as a whole, with shortening the length of the bulk superconducting magnet, and a small-sized bulk superconducting magnet, which is magnetized by this system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be fully explained by referring to the attached drawings.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained by referring toFIGS. 1 to 5attached herewith.

FIG. 1is a cross-section view of a superconducting magnet for magnetizing a superconducting bulk magnet for use of magnetization.

InFIG. 1, a superconducting coil2, built up by winding a superconductor wire or cable, such as, of NbTi, for example, around a bobbin1, made of copper, is connected with a cooling stage4at temperature 4K of the Gifford/McMahon type helium refrigerator3, thermally, through a group of copper net-wires5, being flexible, and is cooled down to the superconducting temperature of the NbTi cable or lower than that, i.e., around 4K. As a working gas of the helium refrigerator3is supplied a high pressure gas, from a compressor unit6through a conduit7, and a low pressure, after being expanded within the refrigerator, is collected through a conduit8.

A periphery of the superconducting coil2of very low temperature is surrounded by a heat-shielding pipe or tube9, which is cooled down to temperature, around 50K, i.e., being protected, thermally. The heat-shielding pipe or tube9is thermally connected with a cooling stage10at temperature 50K of the helium refrigerator3through a group of copper net-wires11, being flexible, and is cooled down. Those low temperature constituent elements are disposed within a vacuum container12, to be shielded thermally through the vacuum, and the superconducting coil2, as well as, the bobbin1, reaching to several tens Kg in the weight thereof, are supportably fixed on a wall of room temperature of the vacuum container12, by means of a plural pieces of heat-shielding support members13, made of a material having small heat conductivity, such as, a plastic material, etc. An exciting current to the superconducting coil2, equal to 100 A or larger than that, is supplied from a current source apparatus14, which is provided at the room temperature, and is collected thereto, through very thick and heavy two (2) pieces of power source cables15. A heating current is supplied to a heater100, which is thermally unified with the bobbing1, from a current source102through wiring101, thereby heating the superconducting coil2up to temperature around 10K, exceeding the superconducting temperature.

With supplying the exiting current to the superconducting coil2, it is possible to generate a predetermined high magnetic field at a center of a bore space at room temperature at a central portion of the coil. However, because the magnetic field leaks widely, with the superconducting coil, assuming that a diameter of the bore space16at room temperature is 100 mm and the magnetic field of 10 Tesla is generated at the central portion thereof, for example, then the leaking magnetic filed at a position18separating from an end17of the space16at room temperature by 600 mm is 0.1 Tesla. In this manner, it can be seen that the leaking magnetic field generates covering over a wide area.

Next, explanation will be made on the structures of the superconducting bulk magnet19for use of magnetization, by referring toFIG. 2.

FIG. 2is a view for showing the structures of the superconducting bulk magnet19for use of magnetization, comprising the embodiment of the present invention therein.

InFIG. 2, a bulk superconductor20for capturing the magnetic field for use of magnetization is formed in a cylindrical configuration, and on the periphery thereof is unified with a protector cylinder or tube21made of stainless or aluminum, fixing contact portions thereof each other with an adhesive or a Wood's metal of low melting temperature, for example. A bottom portion of the protector tube21is thermally connected to a flange23of a heat conductor22, made of copper or aluminum, for cooling, through an indium sheet or the like by means of a bolt (not shown in the figure). A flange24at the other end of the heat conductor22is thermally connected to a flange26of cooling stage at the cooling temperature of a small-sized helium refrigerator25used for cooling, around 35K, through also an indium sheet or the like by means of a bolt (not shown in the figure).

The periphery of a very low temperature portion is covered with a laminated heat-shielding member27, and the very low temperature portion is disposed within a vacuum container28for the purpose of obtaining vacuum heat shielding. A vacuum container flange29is air-tightly connected to a flange30of the small-sized helium refrigerator25, through a vacuum ring (not shown in the figure) by means of a bolt (not shown in the figure), etc. The small-sized helium refrigerator25builds in a compressor31for helium, i.e., the working gas therein, being disposed at an end thereof, and is supplied with current of several amperes from an electric power source32through a power cable33, to be operated under low-temperature. Heat of compression, which is generated through compression of the helium gas within the compressor, is discharged into an outside of the refrigerator through a cooling jacket34, which is provided at a heat-discharge portion of the compressor. A working fluid of the cooling jacket34, such as, cooling water, for example, is collected into a cooling unit36through a conduit35made of vinyl, and after being cooled down by a refrigerator37operating with using other coolant or a radiator of a heat exchanger between an air (not shown in the figure), etc. a cooling unit36, it is compressed by a pump38to be sent into the cooling jacket34, through a conduit39made of vinyl, for example.

Also, the bulk superconductor20of an amount of several Kg, which is cooled down to a very low temperature, is held to be in non-contact with the vacuum container28at room temperature, i.e., it is important to keep the thermal invasion from increasing. In the present embodiment, in the vacuum container28, an outer surface of the heat conductor22is supported by means of rods41, each being made of a material having small thermal conductivity, such as, an epoxy resin, and movable into a radius direction of a ring40, which is made of the epoxy resin or aluminum, through a screw, at four (4) or three (3) positions on the periphery thereof. Since a diameter of the heat conductor22is smaller than the diameter of the bulk superconductor20, it is possible to support the outer surface of the heat conductor22, in a heat-insulating manner, in the vacuum container28, having a temperature difference, with keeping a long distance therebetween, and therefore it is possible to reduce an amount of heat invasion.

An inside of the vacuum container28is discharged to be a vacuum, by a vacuum pump45through a nozzle42, a vacuum valve43and a conduit44. On a side surface of the heat conductor22, which is connected to the side of the cooling stage flange26of the refrigerator, are attached gas absorbents46, such as, activated charcoal for use of gas absorption, for example, through an adhesive or the like. After cooling the bulk superconductor20down to the very low temperature by the refrigerator25, and after the gas absorbents46are cooled down to be equal or lower than an absorption temperature, the vacuum valve43is closed, and therefore the conduit44and the vacuum pump45can be separated from each other, to be transferred easily.

At a tip of the vacuum container28has a recessed space47of room temperature. Further, there are provided a heater48, which is thermally connected to the heat conductor22, wiring49and a current source50, to obtain such a structure for supplying heating current from the current source50, thereby heating up the bulk superconductor20, quickly, up to temperature exceeding over the superconducting temperature.

FIG. 3is a view for explaining the structures for magnetizing the superconducting bulk magnet for use of magnetization, having the embodiment of the present invention therein.

InFIG. 3, a predetermined exciting current is supplied to the superconducting coil2, which is cooled down to the very low temperature, from the current source apparatus14, thereby generating a predetermined high magnetic field at a central portion of the bore space16at room temperature, for example, a high magnetic field of 10 Tesla at the central portion of the bore space16at room temperature having the diameter of 100 mm. In this instance, the leaking magnetic field is 0.1 Tesla at the position18separating from the end portion17of the space16of room temperature by 600 mm. Accordingly, setting is made so that the compressor31of the superconducting bulk magnet19for use of magnetization at the position18, and the bulk superconductor20at room temperature is disposed at the central portion of the bore space16at room temperature. An air inside the vacuum container28is discharged into a vacuum by the vacuum pump45, and current of several amperes is supplied from the electric power source32through the power cable33, thereby to operate the refrigerator25under the low temperature. At this point, a magnetic flux of 10 Tesla within the space at room temperature penetrates through the bulk superconductor20, which does not reach to the superconducting temperature.

After the bulk superconductor20is cooled down to be equal or lower than the superconducting temperature, and the temperature thereof is in a steady state, an induced current is generated in the bulk superconductor20when reducing the current of the superconducting coil2by sweeping the exiting current from the current source apparatus14. This induced current continues to flow without decrease or attenuation since the bulk superconductor20is in the superconducting condition, and the magnetic field is generated and the magnetic field is captured. At a time point when no current flows within the superconducting coil2, the magnetization is completed in the bulk superconductor20. Thereafter, operation of the refrigerator3is stopped, and further heating current is supplied to the heater100, which is thermally unified with the bobbin1, through the wiring101, thereby heating the superconducting coil2up to temperature exceeding the superconducting temperature of the superconducting coil2, i.e., around 10K.

In this condition, the superconducting bulk magnet19for use of magnetization is pull out from the space16at room temperature In this time, since in the superconducting coil2is generated the induced current, for building up a magnetic field in such a direction to trap this magnetic field in the space16at room temperature, due to the magnetic field generated by the bulk superconductor20, then such a suction force is generated on the superconducting bulk magnet19for use of magnetization, as to bring hard to be pulled out, and a tension force is generated on the helium refrigerator25. However, since the superconducting coil2is heated and therefore not in the superconducting state, then the induced current generated distinguishes through Joule heat, and therefore a resistance against the pulling-out comes to be small, so that the bulk magnet could be pulled out from the space16at room temperature, easily, within a short time period.

FIG. 4is a view for explaining the structures the small-sized superconducting bulk magnet, having the embodiment of the present invention therein.

InFIG. 4, a small-sized bulk superconductor51is magnetized within a small-sized superconducting bulk magnet80so that capturing the magnetic field is formed into a column-like shape, and the periphery thereof is in a protecting tubular body52of stainless steel or aluminum, fixing the portion contacting with each other by an adhesive or Wood's metal having low melting temperature, and they are also thermally connected to each other. A bottom portion of the protecting tubular body52is thermally connected to a cooling stage flange54of a small-sized helium refrigerator53for cooling down to cooling temperature around 40K, by means of a bolt (not shown in the figure), through an indium sheet or the like, for the purpose of cooling thereof.

The periphery of the very low temperature portion of the small-sized bulk superconductor51is covered with a laminated heat-shielding member54. Also, the very low temperature portion is disposed within a vacuum container55for vacuum shielding thereof. A vacuum container flange56is air-tightly connected to a flange57of the small-sized helium refrigerator53, by means of a bolt (not shown in the figure), or the like, through a vacuum ring (not shown in the figure), for example. The small-sized helium refrigerator53build in a compressor58and supplied with helium which is disposed at an end thereof, and is also supplied with current of several amperes from an electric power source59through a power cable60, to be operated under low-temperature. Heat of compression, which is generated through compression of the helium gas within the compressor58, is discharged into an outside of the refrigerator53through a cooling jacket61, which is provided at a heat-discharge portion of the compressor58. A working fluid of the cooling jacket61, such as, cooling water, for example, is collected into a cooling unit63through a conduit62made of vinyl, and after being cooled down by a refrigerator64operating with using other coolant or a radiator of a heat exchanger between an air (not shown in the figure), etc., within a cooling unit63, it is compressed by a pump65to be sent into the cooling jacket61, through a conduit66made of vinyl, for example.

An inside of the vacuum container55is discharged to be a vacuum, by a vacuum pump70through a nozzle67, a vacuum valve68and a conduit69. In the vicinity of the cooling stage flange54of the small-sized helium refrigerator53is attached gas absorbents71, such as, activated charcoal for use of gas absorption, for example, through an adhesive or the like. After cooling the small-sized bulk superconductor51down to the very low temperature by the small-sized helium refrigerator53, and after the gas absorbents71are cooled down to be equal or lower than an absorption temperature, the vacuum valve68is closed, and therefore the conduit69and the vacuum pump70can be separated from each other, to be transferred easily.

FIG. 5is a view for explaining the structures for magnetizing the small-sized superconducting bulk magnet by the superconducting bulk magnet for use of magnetization.

InFIG. 5, within the superconducting bulk magnet19, which is magnetized with the method explained inFIG. 3, the magnetic fluxes captured by the magnetized bulk superconductor20build up a strong magnetic field of about 7 Tesla, within the space47at room temperature. However, the space of leaking magnetic field is narrow, i.e., a position72separating from an end surface71of the magnet is around 60 mm, which is a boundary of the leaking magnet field of 0.1 Tesla. Accordingly, setting is made so that the small-sized bulk superconductor51at room temperature is disposed within the space47at room temperature while disposing the compressor58for the small-sized superconducting bulk magnet80within a space of the magnetic field equal or lower than 0.1 Tesla. Discharging an air within the vacuum container55(shown inFIG. 4) by the vacuum pump70with opening the vacuum valve68, and current of several amperes is supplied from the electric power source59through the power cable60, thereby to operate the small-sized helium refrigerator53(shown inFIG. 4) under low temperature. At this point, a magnetic flux of 7 Tesla within the space at room temperature penetrates through the small-sized bulk superconductor51, which does not reach to the superconducting temperature.

After the small-sized bulk superconductor51is cooled down to a temperature, which is equal or lower than the superconducting temperature and the temperature thereof is in a steady state, the refrigerating operation of the helium refrigerator25for the superconducting bulk magnet19for magnetization is stopped and a heating current is supplied from the current source50so as to heat up the heater48, and thereby heating the bulk superconductor20up to the temperature higher than the superconducting temperature 100K. When the bulk superconductor20is heated to be higher than 100K of the temperature thereof, the magnetic fluxes captured by the bulk superconductor20distinguished. When the magnetic field within the space47at room temperature is reduced, an induced current is produced in the small-sized superconducting bulk magnet51, and that induced current can continue to flow without decrease or attenuation since the small-sized superconducting bulk magnet51is in the superconducting condition, and the magnetic field is generated and the magnetic field is captured. At a time point when no current flows in the bulk superconductor20, the magnetization is completed upon the small-sized bulk superconductor51.

In this condition, a small-sized superconducting bulk magnet80is pull out from the space47at room temperature of the superconducting bulk magnet19for magnetization. In this time, since the bulk superconductor20is an insulating body since it is not in the superconducting state, no induced current is generated, and therefore the bulk magnet80can be pulled out from the space47at room temperature, easily.

Doing in this manner, the small-sized bulk superconductor51of the small-sized superconducting bulk magnet80can capture the magnetic field of about 6 Tesla. Accordingly, there is no necessity of a member corresponding to the long heat conductor22, which was necessary for disposing the compressor for the refrigerator outside the field of leaking magnetic field of 0.1 Tesla, as is in the case of the superconducting bulk magnet19for magnetization, then it is possible to shorten the length of the main body of the superconducting magnet of a refrigerator-cooling type. Therefore, there could be obtained an effect for enabling to generate a strong magnetic field on a surface by a magnet of lightweight and low-cost.

In this manner, with the present embodiment, since there can be provided the superconducting bulk magnet80for magnetization, which was magnetized by a coil-type magnet in advance, as a magnetization magnet for narrowing a region of the leaking magnetic field in an outside of the magnet, it is possible to shorten the length of the magnet including the refrigerator for the other refrigerator cooling type superconducting bulk magnet to be magnetized; there could be achieved an effect of obtaining small-sizing and light-weighting of the refrigerator-cooling type superconducting bulk magnet.

Also, with the present embodiment, since the surface area thereof can be reduced by shortening the length of the low-temperature portion of the refrigerator-cooling type superconducting bulk magnet, then it is possible to reduce an amount of thermal invasion from the portion at room temperature, and for this reason, a cooling capacity can be made small, of the refrigerator to be unified for cooling down to a predetermined temperature. With this, it is possible to reduce the cost of the refrigerator and the cost of the refrigerator-cooling type superconducting bulk magnet.

FIG. 6is a view for explaining the structures for magnetizing the superconducting bulk magnet for magnetization, which has a second embodiment therein.

InFIG. 6, an aspect of the present embodiment differing from that shown inFIG. 3lies in that, after the bulk superconductor20is cooled down to a temperature equal or lower than the superconducting temperature, and the temperature is in the steady state thereof, an induced current is generated in the bulk superconductor20when reducing the current of the superconducting coil2by sweeping the exiting current from the current source apparatus72. This induced current continues to flow without decrease or attenuation because the bulk superconductor20is in the superconducting condition, and the magnetic field is generated and the magnetic field is captured. At a time point when no current flows within the superconducting coil2, the magnetization is completed upon the bulk superconductor20. Thereafter, operation of the refrigerator3is stopped.

Herein, within the exiting current circuit of the current source apparatus72is made up a circuit for building up an open circuit (not shown in the figure), and there is also provided an exchange switch (not shown in the figure) for switching to that open circuit. After stopping the operation of the refrigerator3, the exiting current circuit is switched into the open circuit. In this condition, the superconducting bulk magnet19for magnetization is pulled out from the space16at room temperature. In this instance, due to the magnetic field generated by the bulk superconductor20, an induced current tries to generate in the superconducting coil2, for building up the magnetic field in a directing of closing this magnetic field within the space16at room temperature. However, with switching the exiting current circuit into the open circuit, no induced current flow therein, and there can be obtain an effect that the resistance against pulling-out come to be small, and that the bulk magnet can be pulled out from the space16at room temperature, easily.

FIG. 7is a view for explaining the structures for magnetizing the superconducting bulk magnet for magnetization, which has an embodiment 3 therein.

InFIG. 7, an aspect of the present embodiment differing from that shown inFIG. 6lies in that, after the bulk superconductor20is cooled down to a temperature equal or lower than the superconducting temperature, and the temperature is in the steady state thereof, an induced current is generated in the bulk superconductor20when reducing the current of the superconducting coil2by sweeping the exiting current from the current source apparatus73. This induced current continues to flow without decrease or attenuation because the bulk superconductor20is in the superconducting condition, and the magnetic field is generated and the magnetic field is captured. At a time point when no current flows within the superconducting coil2, the magnetization is completed upon the bulk superconductor20. Thereafter, operation of the refrigerator3is stopped. Herein, within the exiting current circuit of the current source apparatus73is made up a circuit for building up a reverse induced current circuit (not shown in the figure) for flowing current in a direction reversing to the induced current to be generated, and there is also provided an exchange switch (not shown in the figure) for switching to that circuit. After stopping the operation of the refrigerator3, the exiting current circuit is switched into the reverse induced current circuit. In this condition, the superconducting bulk magnet19for magnetization is pulled out from the space16at room temperature. In this instance, since a magnetic force is built up on the superconducting coil2, in a direction of pushing out the bulk superconductor20magnetized, it can be pulled out easily, and there can be obtained an effect that it can be pulled out from the space16at room temperature within a shot time-period.

FIG. 8is a view for explaining the structures for magnetizing the superconducting bulk magnet for magnetization, which has an embodiment 4 therein.

InFIG. 8, an aspect of the present embodiment differing from that shown inFIG. 3lies in that, after the bulk superconductor20is cooled down to a temperature equal or lower than the superconducting temperature, from the bulk superconductor20cooled down to the temperature of liquid nitrogen to a normal-conducting coil74, a pulse-like current is supplied from a pulse current source76through wiring75, i.e., there is disclosed the construction of the magnetizing method for magnetizing the bulk superconductor20, in accordance with the method for compulsively entering magnetic fluxes, in a pulse-like manner, into the bulk superconductor20in the superconducting state.

With the present embodiment, though the magnetic field is small, which can be magnetized on the bulk superconductor20, but the coil for magnetization can be built up with a normal-conducting magnet, and there can be obtained an effect of reducing the costs of the constituent parts thereof.

In this manner, with the present embodiment, since the superconducting bulk magnet for magnetization, which was magnetized by the coil-type magnet in advance, is provided as the magnet for magnetization, so as to narrow the region of the leaking magnetic field in the outside of the magnet, it is possible to provide a magnet for narrowing the region of the leaking magnetic field, and with this, there could be obtained an effect that the magnetization can be achieved upon the superconducting bulk magnet being short in the length of the magnet, including the refrigerator for the other refrigerator cooling type superconducting bulk magnet to be magnetized, and with this magnetization operating method, there can be obtained also an effect of providing a small-sized refrigerator-cooling type superconducting bulk magnet, which is short in the length and light in the weight thereof.

As was mentioned above, with the present invention, since the leaking magnetic field is small when using the superconducting bulk magnet for magnetization therein, then it is not necessary to provide the member corresponding to the long heat conductor22, which is necessary for disposing the compressor of the refrigerator for the superconducting bulk magnet to be magnetized within an outside of the magnetic field where the leaking magnetic field is 0.1 Tesla, and therefore it is possible to shorten the length of the superconducting bulk magnet to be magnetized, as a whole, and for this reason, there can be obtained an effect of enabling to generate a strong magnetic field on the surface thereof, by a magnet, being lighter in the weight and with a low cost.