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Title: Effect of size and geometry on levitation force measurements between permanent magnets and high-temperature superconductors

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.349889· OSTI ID:5061617
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  1. Materials and Components Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois (USA)

A series of experiments measuring the levitation force between a permanent magnet (PM) and a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) and between pairs of PMs, coupled with finite-element calculations of the forces and fields, has identified factors that influence the levitation force. The self-demagnetizing factor within the HTS and, to some extent, within the PM has a profound effect on magnetic pressure. For large HTSs with strong flux-pinning, the demagnetizing effect of the diamagnetic image of the PM is substantial. For short distances between the HTS and PM, compression of magnetic flux produces a dependence on PM diameter.

DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5061617
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics; (United States), Vol. 70:10; ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English