Investigation of the Lateral Reversible Region of YBCO Bulk above a Permanent Magnet Guideway

The lateral reversible region of the high-Tc superconductor (HTSC) bulk YBCO above a permanent magnet guideway (PMG) is investigated experimentally in this study. The dependence of the lateral reversible region upon selected parameters, such as Field Cooling Height (FH), Working Height (WH), and magnetic field structure, is studied. Results show that the lateral reversible region of the HTSC bulk is not only proportional to the magnitude of the guidance force or guide-force hysteresis, but closely related to the external applied magnetic field structure, FH, WH, and the size and shape of the HTSC bulk. A conclusion that the lateral reversible region of an HTSC bulk over the single peak symmetrical PMG prior to multipeak Halbach PMG is drawn. The results may be helpful to the design and optimization of maglev systems composed of a permanent magnet guideway and HTSCs.