Title :
Extraordinary levitation height in diamagnetically stabilised levitation system with superconductors
Abstract :
The diamagnetically stabilised levitation of an NdFeB cube magnet over superconductors is reported. The achieved levitation height of 44 mm is about three times higher than in a comparable conventional superconducting levitation setup with flux pinning only. The extraordinary levitation height may offer new applications in the field of highly sensitive seismometers or force meters.
Keywords :
boron alloys; iron alloys; magnetic levitation; neodymium alloys; superconducting materials; NdFeB; cube magnet; diamagnetically stabilised levitation system; extraordinary levitation height; superconducting levitation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.4030
