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Large gap horizontal field magnetic levitator

US8169114B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 2010
Grant dateMay 1, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 18, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02N15/00
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is a magnetic levitation device that has a pair of permanent magnets or electromagnets, which are used to create a large constant magnetic field on a horizontal plane between two magnetic poles. An object is levitated between the two magnets and is kept within the horizontal magnetic field by an electromagnet that is controlled by a servomechanism.

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