Solid-state magnetic materials for magnetic levitation transport

Abstract

Study and implementation of innovative systems of environmentally friendly and energy-efficient transport based on magnetic levitation, the principle of operation of which is based on the use of new solid-state magnetic materials based on compounds of rare earth materials, in particular materials with high-temperature superconductivity based on Y, permanent magnets based on Nd and Sm and magnetocaloric alloys based on Dy, Tb are of great interest throughout the world. In this work, the basic principles of magneto-levitation transport with the most economical principle of acceleration and deceleration - gravitational - are studied experimentally on mock-ups. The strength characteristics were measured: the levitation force and the lateral stabilization force, as well as losses during periodic translational motion of a cryostat with high-temperature superconducting elements made of ceramic material Y-Ba-Cu-O over the paths of permanent magnets made of the rare-earth compound Nd-Fe-B. A system for measuring the speed and compensation of losses for the implementation of continuous motion has been created and tested. The presented results indicate the possibility of scaling the layout project. It is concluded that the investigated scheme may be of practical interest for intracity and local transport communication with high comfort, environmental friendliness and record economy in the case of a successful solution of the problem of cooling HTSC elements to the temperature of the phase transition to the superconducting state, for example, using new principles of solid-state magnetic cooling based on compounds Dy-N, Tb-Ni, etc.