SUAVE.Components.Energy.Distributors.Cryogenic_Lead.Cryogenic_Lead Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for SUAVE.Components.Energy.Distributors.Cryogenic_Lead.Cryogenic_Lead:

Public Member Functions
def	__defaults__ (self)
def	Q_min (self, material, cold_temp, hot_temp, current)
def	LARatio (self, material, cold_temp, hot_temp, current, minimum_Q)
def	initialize_material_lead (self)
def	Q_unpowered (self)
def	Q_offdesign (self, current)
def	calc_current (self, current)

Public Attributes
	cold_temp
	hot_temp
	current
	length
	material
	cross_section
	optimum_current
	minimum_Q
	unpowered_Q
Public Attributes inherited from SUAVE.Components.Energy.Energy_Component.Energy_Component
	inputs
	outputs
Public Attributes inherited from SUAVE.Components.Physical_Component.Physical_Component
	tag
	mass_properties
	origin
	symmetric
Public Attributes inherited from SUAVE.Components.Component.Component
	tag
	origin
	generative_design_max_per_vehicle
	generative_design_characteristics
	generative_design_special_parent

Member Function Documentation

__defaults__()

def SUAVE.Components.Energy.Distributors.Cryogenic_Lead.Cryogenic_Lead.__defaults__

(

self

)

This sets the default values.
    
    Assumptions:
    Cryogenic Leads only operate at their optimum current, or at zero current.
    
    Source:
    Current Lead Optimization for Cryogenic Operation at Intermediate Temperatures - Broomberg
    
    Inputs:
    None
    
    Outputs:
    None
    
    Properties Used:
    None

Reimplemented from SUAVE.Components.Energy.Energy_Component.Energy_Component.

initialize_material_lead()

def SUAVE.Components.Energy.Distributors.Cryogenic_Lead.Cryogenic_Lead.initialize_material_lead

(

self

)

Defines an optimum material lead for supplying current to a cryogenic environment given the operating conditions and material properties.

Assumptions:
None

Inputs:
    lead.
cold_temp           [K]
hot_temp            [K]
current             [A]
length              [m]

Outputs:      
    lead.     
mass                [kg]
cross_section       [m]
optimum_current     [A]
minimum_Q           [W]

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /Users/emiliobotero/Dropbox/SUAVE/SUAVE/trunk/SUAVE/Components/Energy/Distributors/Cryogenic_Lead.py