Effect on Bulk High-Tc Superconductors from a Permanent Magnet Guideway with a Transverse Slope

The effect on an array of high temperature superconductors (HTSC) by a permanent magnet guideway (PMG) with a transverse slope is studied experimentally. The HTSC array was suspended on top of a PMG capable of changing transverse angles, and the fabrication of the measurement platform to obtain the results is explained. Transverse angles of 0° to 12° degrees were achieved and the levitation force and guidance forces of the HTSC-PMG system were measured. The levitation force and guidance force were found to increase and decrease, respectively, with the increasing of the tilting of the PMG with respect to the HTSC array. The understanding of these results is discussed so design of future HTS maglev vehicles can be achieved.