TEION KOGAKU (Journal of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan)
Online ISSN : 1880-0408
Print ISSN : 0389-2441
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Volume 42, Issue 12
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Preface
Review Article
  • Superconductor Levitation
    Masato MURAKAMI
    2007 Volume 42 Issue 12 Pages 414-418
    Published: December 25, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: October 28, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2221/jcsj.42.414
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    In this article, the mechanism of stable levitation by bulk high-temperature superconductors is presented. Superconductor levitation is fascinating and thus displayed in various demonstrations. In general, superconductor levitation is explained in terms of the Meissner effect, which is not applicable in the case of levitating a permanent magnet by Y-Ba-Cu-O cooled with liquid nitrogen. For stable levitation in free space, the restoring forces must act on the levitated object in three rectangular directions, which cannot be fulfilled by simple diamagnetic levitation like that found with the Meissner effect. A pinning effect that fixes quantized fluxoids is the source of such restoring forces, and therefore, superconductor levitation is stabilized by flux pinning.
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  • Study of a SFCL Equipped with a Vacuum Interrupter Driven by Electromagnetic Repulsion Force for High-voltage SFCLs
    Mikihiko ENDO, Tomonori KOYAMA, Katsuyuki KAIHO, Mitsuho FURUSE, Iwao ...
    2007 Volume 42 Issue 12 Pages 419-426
    Published: December 25, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: October 28, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2221/jcsj.42.419
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    Using a high-temperature superconductor, we constructed and tested a model superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL). The superconductor and vacuum interrupter as the commutation switch were connected in parallel using a bypass coil. When the fault current flows in this equipment, the superconductor is quenched and the current is then transferred to the parallel coil due to the voltage drop in the superconductor. This large current in the parallel coil actuates the magnetic repulsion mechanism of the vacuum interrupter and the current in the superconductor is broken. Using this equipment, the current flow time in the superconductor can be easily minimized. On the other hand, the fault current is also easily limited by large reactance of the parallel coil. In this paper, we describe the current limiting module using four serial and two parallel-connected YBCO thin films.
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  • Development of a Magnetic-field Generator with HTS Current Leads
    —Application of Current Lead Equipment without a Gas Cooling System—
    Masafumi OGATA, Ken NAGASHIMA, Yoshiki MIYAZAKI, Masaru IWAMATSU, Yasu ...
    2007 Volume 42 Issue 12 Pages 427-433
    Published: December 25, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: October 28, 2008
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2221/jcsj.42.427
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    The magnetic-field generators of electromagnetic vibration apparatus for MAGLEV ground coils operate in a persistent current mode for long periods of time. In addition, almost all of the time, the current lead of the generator acts as a route for heat leak to the inside; therefore, the authors have developed low-heat-load current lead equipment. This equipment consists of a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) lead and the low-duty metallic lead allows the generator to magnetize and demagnetize without a gas cooling system. This realizes labor savings and reliable operations for magnetizing and demagnetizing the generator. This result is also valuable for further improving the superconducting magnet(SCM) of the MAGLEV.
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