Abstract

AbstractAn experimental line of a magnetically levitated train (MAGLEV) using superconducting magnets (SCM) is now under construction in Yamanashi Prefecture. In the MAGLEV system, the levitation coils are mounted in the side walls. The induced current of the levitation coils generates magnetic flux that includes higher order harmonics. These harmonics generate eddy currents at the surface of the vacuum vessels of the SCM. Forces produced by interaction between the eddy current and the static magnetic field of the SCM cause evaporation of liquid helium, or SCM quenching in the worst case. The number of levitation coil layer is now restricted to one, but by removing the restriction, it is possible to reduce the amplitude of the harmonics of the magnetic flux. In this paper, the relationship of the flux amplitude to the levitation coil length is investigated; it is found that there is an optimum length at which the amplitude is minimized.

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