Abstract

The superconducting MagLev technology for transportation systems is becoming mature due to the research and developing effort of recent years. The Brazilian project, named MagLev-Cobra, started in 1998. It has the goal of developing a superconducting levitation vehicle for urban areas. The adopted levitation technology is based on the diamagnetic and the flux pinning properties of YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) bulk blocks in the interaction with Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets. A laboratory test facility with permanent magnet guideway, linear induction motor and one vehicle module is been built to investigate its operation. The MagLev-Cobra project state of the art is presented in the present paper, describing some construction details of the new test line with 200 m.

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Title
MagLev Cobra: Test Facilities and Operational Experiments
Author
Sotelo, G G 1 ; D H J N Dias 1 ; R A H de Oliveira 2 ; Ferreira, A C 2 ; Andrade, R De, Jr 2 ; Stephan, R M 2 

 Fluminense Federal University – UFF Escola de Engenharia, Rua Passo da Patria, 156, Bl. E, Sala 431. CEP.: 24210-240, Niter0i-RJ, Brazil 
 Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ Centro de Tecnologia, Cidade Universitária, PO box 68553, 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Publication year
2014
Publication date
May 2014
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2576647755
Copyright
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