An update high-temperature superconducting maglev measurement system

An update high temperature superconducting Maglev measurement system (SCML-02) was successfully developed. The system includes liquid nitrogen vessel, cylinder permanent magnet (PM) or PM guideway (PMG), data collection and processing, mechanical drive and autocontrol. The liquid nitrogen vessel with high temperature superconductors (HTSCs) can be placed above or under the PM. This measurement system has other characteristics: high measurement precision, instant measurement at movement of the measured HTSCs specimen, synchronous measurement of levitation and guidance, measurement in three dimensions at one time, relaxation measurement of both levitation and guidance force, and so on. In order to calibrate measurement precision and to verify special function of SCML-02, two cylinder PMs are used, which have the same scale and technical specification. The Maglev properties of HTSCs YBCO bulk are measured on the basis of the calibration results of SCML-02. The levitation forces of single YBCO bulk and of seven YBCO bulks above PMG are measured by SCML-02. All functions are validated experimentally. The main specification of the measurement system is: position precision +/- 0.05 nun; vertical force precision 2 parts per thousand; horizontal force precision 1 parts per thousand. The force measurement precision has achieved 0.02 N.