Characterization of MEMS Acoustic Sensors and Amplifiers in Cryogenic Fluids for Quench Detection Applications in HTS CICC

被引：2

作者：

Zhao, Zijia ^{[1
]}

Moore, Peter ^{[1
]}

Owen, Casey ^{[1
]}

Anilus, Mischael ^{[1
]}

Chau, Steve ^{[2
]}

Desai, Amish ^{[2
]}

Emerling, Michael ^{[2
]}

Chiesa, Luisa ^{[1
]}

Takayasu, Makoto ^{[3
]}

White, Robert ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Tufts Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Medford, MA 02155 USA

[2] Tanner Res Inc, Duarte, CA 91010 USA

[3] MIT, Plasma Sci & Fus Ctr, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY | 2021年 / 31卷 / 05期

关键词：

Quench detection; MEMS sensor; acoustic sensor; superconducting magnet; cable-in-conduit-conductor (CICC); HTS; REBCO; EMISSION;

D O I：

10.1109/TASC.2021.3062784

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

An acoustic quench detection method utilizing MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) acoustic sensors is proposed. To investigate this method, a commercially available MEMS piezoelectric microphone, the Vesper VM1000, and two types of second stage amplifiers, using either an OPA344 or a LMH6629 based amplifier circuit, were characterized at cryogenic temperatures in helium gas. The MEMS microphones were in their original package with an integrated preamplifier. The tests were performed inside a two-stage Gifford-McMahon cryocooler from room temperature down to 60 K, at static pressures between 1.2 and 1.4 bar in gaseous helium, over the frequency band from 100 Hz to 10 kHz. Second stage amplifiers were needed to achieve signal to noise ratios approaching the manufacturer specified operating levels. The OPA344 based amplifier reduced in gain by >55 dB below 230 K, while the LMH6629 based amplifier performed well down to 60 K. The MEMS microphones appear to perform acoustic measurements down to 165K but with some reduction in sensitivity down to 60 K. An acoustic model of the cryocooler plane wave tube calibration setup is developed and used to calibrate the microphone despite the presence of a significant thermal gradients down the plane wave tube.

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