Modular Coil Magnetic Chamber for Reconfigurable Field Confinement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing magnetic chambers are costly and time-consuming to construct, especially when requiring complex magnetic field configurations, and lack efficient methods to confine and modify magnetic fields within them.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic chamber composed of modular coils, each with a groove separating it into different electrically conducting regions, allowing for flexible magnetic field confinement and configuration through guided current flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If large magnets are shaped into complicated forms during construction to achieve special magnetic field configurations, then the magnetic field configuration requirement is met, but construction costs and time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the magnetic chamber into multiple modular segments that can be assembled together. Each module contains standardized magnetic components, allowing complex magnetic field configurations to be achieved through modular assembly rather than constructing single complicated magnets. This segmentation enables easier manufacturing and reduces construction time while maintaining the required magnetic field precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs adjustable and reconfigurable magnetic components that can be dynamically modified after assembly. This allows the magnetic field configuration to be changed without reconstructing the entire system, reducing both initial construction time and future modification costs while maintaining manufacturing precision.
2Power
If many modules are required to generate specific magnetic field configurations, then the magnetic field can be produced, but the complexity of arranging and positioning modules increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs universal modular components that can serve multiple functions and be arranged in various configurations. Each module is standardized with common connection interfaces and magnetic characteristics, allowing the same module type to be used in different positions and orientations to generate various magnetic field configurations, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple magnetic components within integrated modular units that function together as a single system. This merging reduces the number of separate modules needed and simplifies the arrangement process while maintaining the capability to generate complex magnetic field configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient, cost-effective construction and modification of magnetic fields within the chamber, supporting applications like MRI, fusion energy, and transportation with reduced material and time requirements.
Implementation Method 1
A magnetic chamber is a closed volume in which a magnetic field is sustained. Magnetic fields may be created from current flows
Implementation Method 2
A natural phenomenon known as the Meissner effect describes that magnetic fields are expelled from a superconductor
Implementation Method 3
A superconductor is a material in which electric current may flow without any resistance
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an assembly comprising a plurality of modular coils (100a, 100b; 401) mechanically and electrically joined together, wherein each modular coil comprises a groove (110a, 110b) separating the modular coil into at least two different electrically conducting regions.