Influence of Maglev Force Relaxation on Hysteresis of Bulk HTSC Above the NdFeB Guideway at Different Lateral Displacements

Abstract

After the maglev force (both levitation and guidance forces) relaxation property of a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) above a permanent-magnet guideway (PMG) was studied experimentally, the HTS bulk was horizontally moved in the lateral direction with different displacements above the permanent-magnet guideway. Both levitation and guidance force curves with lateral displacement were obtained by a SCML-2 measurement system synchronously. It was found that the levitation force hysteresis after relaxation was reduced compared to the case without relaxation, while the guidance force hysteresis curve almost did not change. This study provided a scientific analysis for the practical application of the bulk HTS.