'Electromaglev' - Magnetic levitation of a superconducting disc with a DC field generated by electromagnets: Part 1. Theoretical and experimental results on operating modes, lift-to-weight ratio, and suspension stiffness

Cryogenics

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 807-816

  Iwasa, Yukikazu ^a,b   Lee, Haigun ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active maglev; Magnetic levitation; YBCO disk

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES;

EID: 0031366926     PISSN: 00112275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-2275(97)00082-9     Document Type: Article

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