1. On the future sustainable ultra-high-speed maglev: A superconductor magnet technology enabling high energy efficiency and robustness.
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Dong, Fangliang, Park, Dongkeun, Huang, Zhen, Wang, Mingyang, and Iwasa, Yukikazu
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MAGNETIC levitation vehicles , *SUSTAINABILITY , *ENERGY consumption , *HIGH temperature superconductors , *SUPERCONDUCTORS , *MAGNETS , *SUSTAINABLE transportation , *SUPERCONDUCTING magnets - Abstract
[Display omitted] • A high-temperature superconductor (HTS) magnet system for the maglev application. • Magnet energy-robustness, -density, and -economy improved by 96.8%, 66.7%, and 52.5%. • High defect tolerance reaching 716 A/mm2 current density and 25 T magnetic field. • A practical solution for energy bottleneck in HTS magnets/maglevs development. The blooming ultrahigh-speed SC maglev (superconducting magnetically levitated train) prompts green travel worldwide. We utilized high-temperature superconductor (HTS) magnets and have developed an energy-economical SC maglev prototype (Energ. Convers. Manage. (291)117247). In this paper, as a continuation, we further improve and maximize the performance of its key part – the HTS magnets, especially in compact high magnetic field and energy density operating conditions, by innovating an HTS magnet technology named the Shunted Extreme-NI Concept. The operational energy-robustness, -density, and -economy of HTS magnets, compared to the conventional type, are improved by 96.8%, 66.7%, and 52.5%, respectively. For a full-scale maglev equipped with this technology, the estimated energy consumption per passenger kilometer can be further reduced to below 20% of that of airplanes under the same cruising speed of 1000 km/h. This work is dedicated to advancing the energy performances of HTS magnets, heading to the future sustainable maglev transportation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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