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Sunpower Inc. CryoTel

 MT Operating Instructions version 4   

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VII.  Feedthroughs 

The electrical pins on the metal plate at the end of the pressure vessel near the balance absorber 
are surrounded by glass, which acts as an insulator and prevents helium from leaking out of the 
pressure vessel.  This arrangement is called a feedthrough.  Because of the glass insulator, the 
feedthroughs should be handled cautiously.  They are a permanent feature of the pressure 
vessel back end plate and should not be modified in any way.  

The CryoTel MT is shipped with a power cable that attaches to the feedthroughs and the 
controller.  This wiring harness consists of orange and white 16 gauge wires with a molded 
plastic connector for the feedthroughs at one end and a plastic connector housing that plugs 
directly into the controller output cable of the same wire colors.  This harness is shown in 
Figure 6. 

 

Figure 6: Power Cable 

 

It is necessary to remove the balance absorber in order to install the power cable.  The balance 
absorber is attached with the center M5 screw.  Remove this screw and the balance absorber 
will be free from the cryocooler.  

Install the power cable by aligning the cryocooler feed through pins with the holes in the cable 
connector and pressing down.  Insert the retaining screw into the connector and tighten.  

Install the balance absorber by re-installing the M5 screw.  

Important assembly notes

 

The heads of the four screws that fasten the balance absorber assembly together 
should be facing towards the cryocooler.  The nuts for these screws will be on 
the  top  of the balance absorber. 

 

The screw heads of the four balance absorber assembly screws need to be 
positioned so that none of them are directly over either the power cord connector 
or the service tube elbow.  This is to ensure that the screw head does not impact 
either of these features during large amplitude displacements of the balance 
absorber.  

Содержание CryoTel MT

Страница 1: ...CryoTelTM Family Free Piston Stirling Cryocoolers OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Model CryoTel MT Version 4 Issued March 25 2010...

Страница 2: ...ds Sweden and Germany as DE 69329862 6 08 EPO 0693160 issued in Italy UK Netherlands France Germany as DE 69403468 T2 EPO 0754364 1B issued in France Italy UK Netherlands and Germany as DE 69526217 3...

Страница 3: ...version 4 Sunpower the Sunpower graphic identifier and CryoTel are trademarks of Sunpower Inc and are registered in the U S and other countries Other products logos and Company names mentioned herein...

Страница 4: ...rature Sensor 11 IX Heat Rejection 13 A Water Jacket 13 B Copper Fins 14 C Conducting Solid 14 X CryoTel Operation 15 A Preparation 15 B Beginning Operation 15 C Operation Shutdown 17 XI LED and 5 Pin...

Страница 5: ...ting Holes 9 Figure 6 Power Cable 10 Figure 7 Rear Pressure Vessel End Plate 11 Figure 8 Temperature Sensor and Wiring Harness 11 Figure 9 Test Cap Assembly 12 Figure 10 Controller Temperature Sensor...

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Страница 7: ...s but fragile in others This operating manual provides standard use instructions and precautions Please post where technicians will be working with the unit Please do not assume that if a warning or i...

Страница 8: ...er service tube 7 Subject the electrical feedthroughs to mechanical stress i e axial or radial movements axial loads blows or the like 8 Mount the cooler by suspending it from the balance absorber mou...

Страница 9: ...g the cold finger The CryoTelTM MT may sit horizontally on a level bench top or table but the cooler must be supported to prohibit rolling The cold finger must be protected from any contact as well Th...

Страница 10: ...re including the cryostat attachment plate heat rejection copper and transition have been designed to allow mounting the entire assembly by the cryostat and cantilevering the cooler and vibration abso...

Страница 11: ...yostat As noted above a flange can connect the cryostat and the stainless steel vacuum flange with an o ring seal or welded attachment Fig 2 When using a mechanical vacuum pump it is appropriate to se...

Страница 12: ...his harness is shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Power Cable It is necessary to remove the balance absorber in order to install the power cable The balance absorber is attached with the center M5 screw Remov...

Страница 13: ...the cryocooler will be severely limited and temperature control will not function The controller sensor may be either a PT 111 platinum RTD or equivalent Sunpower packages the PT 111 in a copper disk...

Страница 14: ...erature measurement Apply an appropriate thermal grease to the bottom face of the test cap in order to maximize conduction Mount the test cap to the cold tip using the M3 threaded holes on the cold ti...

Страница 15: ...grease The thermal grease should be refreshed periodically as it will dry out over time After connecting the water supply to the water jacket for heat rejection ensure that air is removed from the wat...

Страница 16: ...essure vessel Therefore avoid permitting any containment structure for the cryocooler to hinder the heat rejection from any part of the cooler It is also recommended to electrically interlock the cool...

Страница 17: ...ntroller s mating connector as described previously using the provided wiring harness and connector See Figure 13 for controller connections 7 Attach the vacuum pump to cryostat start the vacuum and a...

Страница 18: ...ontroller then applies a 60 Hz AC voltage to the motor creating the oscillating motion of the piston that begins the cooling process e The controller increases the power input to the cryocooler based...

Страница 19: ...o prevent this allow the cold tip to reach a temperature above 60 K before shutting down 2 Allow the cold tip and the rest of the cryocooler temperature to rise to room temperature before opening the...

Страница 20: ...t as shown in Figure 15 When the green LED is on current is able to flow from pin 1 to pin 5 through the Darlington Phototransistor When the green LED is off the current flow through the phototransist...

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Страница 22: ...and Pin out of RS 232 Connector on CryoTel Controller Pin Function 1 RX 2 GND 3 Do not connect 4 GND 5 Do not connect 6 GND 7 TX 8 GND C CryoTel MT Terminal Emulator Commands The following pages show...

Страница 23: ...ature and increases as the cold temperature decreases 8 Display current command power and power limits a Command E CR b The top value is the maximum allowable power for the current temperature The mid...

Страница 24: ...entered at the end of the sequence to prevent the software being compromised during controller operation Note after you enable this function pins 3 and 5 must to be connected in order to drive the cry...

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