Abstract
The superconducting MagLev technology for transportation systems is becoming mature due to the research and developing effort of recent years. The Brazilian project, named MagLev-Cobra, started in 1998. It has the goal of developing a superconducting levitation vehicle for urban areas. The adopted levitation technology is based on the diamagnetic and the flux pinning properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) bulk blocks in the interaction with Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets. A laboratory test facility with permanent magnet guideway, linear induction motor and one vehicle module is been built to investigate its operation. The MagLev-Cobra project state of the art is presented in the present paper, describing some construction details of the new test line with 200 m.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 032017 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 507 |
Issue number | PART 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2014 |
Event | 11th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, EUCAS 2013 - Genoa, Italy Duration: 15 Sept 2013 → 19 Sept 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy