Novel cooling system for the cryogen-free, continuous, and fully-automatic generation of very low temperatures near absolute zero.

Información del proyecto

CADR

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 878074

DOI

10.3030/878074

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 22 Julio 2019

Fecha de inicio 1 Julio 2019

Fecha de finalización 30 Noviembre 2019

Financiado con arreglo a

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

KIUTRA GMBH
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - CADR (Novel cooling system for the cryogen-free, continuous, and fully-automatic generation of very low temperatures near absolute zero.)

Período documentado: 2019-07-01 hasta 2019-11-30

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

kiutra’s system will be a game-changer for future quantum engineers. For the first time, kiutra offers a commercial (Continuous) Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigeration ((C)ADR) system for rapid testing ‘single-shot’ (pulsed) and/or continuous, cryogen-free generation of low temperatures with robust and automatic operation from room temperature to sub-Kelvin temperatures 1- 2 hours.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

kiutra utilized the Phase 1 funding to carry out a thorough study directed to identify and explore the technical and business requirements necessary for the MR-X line (C)ADR system to become commercially viable in the quantum technologies market. Their team attended several meetings and workshops to gain feedback from a range of stakeholders. They conducted deep market research to measure the opportunities and existing gaps available in the low-temperature sector. The results of this research and analysis resulted in data on application potential, current initiatives or competitors, and existing gaps. The Quantum computing and their urgent need for an advanced cryogen-free cooling system for rapid, cost-effective testing of their prototype sub-component quantum bits, quantum logic gates and quantum processors as well as other superconducting electronics was revealed to be a promising field.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

kiutra’s system is cost-effective, robust, automated, modular, scalable, user-friendly, and sustainable. This unique combination of advantages makes it an ideal solution for the replacement of critical, expensive, and hazardous cryogenic helium (3He and 4He) and a technology enabler for the approaching technological paradigm-shift and unfolding of the so called ‘second quantum revolution’ which quantum electronics promise to be .

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