ROBERT WALTER
Architects at Appleton Dr, Batavia, IL
License number
Alaska AELC13297
Issued Date
May 11, 2012
Effective Date
Nov 5, 2015
Expiration Date
Dec 31, 2017
Category
Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors
Address
Address
523 Appleton Dr, Batavia, IL 60510
Professional information
Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Apparatus Structural Support System
US Patent:
5115219, May 19, 1992
Filed:
Jun 4, 1990
Appl. No.:
7/532902
Inventors:
Gregory J. Withers - Bolingbrook IL
Stephen W. Meier - Bolingbrook IL
Robert J. Walter - Batavia IL
Michael D. Child - Naperville IL
Douglas W. DeGraaf - Downers Grove IL
Stephen W. Meier - Bolingbrook IL
Robert J. Walter - Batavia IL
Michael D. Child - Naperville IL
Douglas W. DeGraaf - Downers Grove IL
Assignee:
Chicago Bridge and Iron Technical Services - Oak Brook IL
International Classification:
H01F 722
US Classification:
335216
Abstract:
A superconducting magnetic energy storage apparatus comprising a cylindrical superconducting coil; a cylindrical coil containment vessel enclosing the coil and adapted to hold a liquid, such as liquefied helium; and a cylindrical vacuum vessel enclosing the coil containment vessel and located in a restraining structure having inner and outer circumferential walls and a floor; the apparatus being provided with horizontal compression members between (1) the coil and the coil containment vessel and (2) between the coil containment vessel and the vacuum vessel, compression bearing members between the vacuum vessel and the restraining structure inner and outer walls, vertical support members (1) between the coil bottom and the coil containment vessel bottom and (2) between the coil containment vessel bottom and the vacuum vessel bottom, and external supports between the vacuum vessel bottom and the restraining structure floor, whereby the loads developed by thermal and magnetic energy changes in the apparatus can be accommodated and the structural integrity of the apparatus be maintained.
Coil Containment Vessel For Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
US Patent:
5256993, Oct 26, 1993
Filed:
Jul 16, 1990
Appl. No.:
7/553047
Inventors:
Robert J. Walter - Batavia IL
Stephen W. Meier - Bolingbrook IL
Stephen W. Meier - Bolingbrook IL
Assignee:
Chicago Bridge & Iron Technical Services Company - Oak Brook IL
International Classification:
H01F 722
US Classification:
335216
Abstract:
This invention relates to superconducting magnetic storage (SMES) apparatus made of repetitious modular units or modules which support a superconducting electrical magnet and a fluid and which are capable of efficient load transfer and are mass producible. The invention also relates to a method for making a modular SMES apparatus.