HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC-LEVITATION TRAIN

Authors
ZENG R MURASHOV V BEALES TP LIU HK DOU SX
Citation
R. Zeng et al., HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC-LEVITATION TRAIN, Applied superconductivity, 5(1-6), 1997, pp. 201-204
Citations number
7
Journal title
Applied superconductivity → ACNP
ISSN journal
09641807
Volume
5
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
201 - 204
Database
ISI
SICI code
0964-1807(1997)5:1-6<201:HSMT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
With the improvement in both materials and processing techniques, very large-grained YBa2-. Cu3O7 samples with overall dimension of 4 x 12 x 12 mm(3) were produced. Each sample was capable of levitating over a kilogram in weight. A high temperature superconducting magnetic-suspen sion (levitation) train prototype was constructed using the YBa2Cu3O7 samples, to validate the concept of using an HTS Meissner effect magne tic suspension system. Measurements on important magnetic suspension p arameters, such as relative suspension stability and suspension force, as well as magnetic field intensity and distribution are reported and discussed. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights res erved.