Superconducting levitation magnet
US6850137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K55/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cost effective apparatus and method for levitating a diamagnetic material using a magnetic field produced by a superconducting magnet. Concentric superconducting coils produces magnetic fields when energized with current. The magnetic fields of the coils combine to produce an operational magnetic field for levitating the diamagnetic material inside a central bore.
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