Testing platform and method for evacuated tube high-temperature superconducting magnetic levitatrion (HTS maglev) under high-speed operation state

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12065040-B2
Application number	US-202318483477-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2023
Priority date	Oct 27, 2022
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

A testing platform for evacuated tube high-temperature superconducting magnetic levitation (HTS maglev) under a high-speed operation state, including an evacuated tube, a supporting platform assembly, a model train and a gantry. The supporting platform assembly is arranged in the evacuated tube, and is provided with a permanent magnet track and a stator winding. A mover and a cryogenic dewar are arranged at a bottom of the model train, and multiple superconducting bulks are arranged in the cryogenic dewar. A side wall of the model train is made of a metal material. The gantry is arranged on the supporting platform assembly, and permanent magnets are arranged on upright posts of the gantry. A testing method using the testing platform is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A testing platform for evacuated tube high-temperature superconducting magnetic levitation (HTS maglev), comprising:
an evacuated tube;
a supporting platform assembly;
a model train; and
a gantry;
wherein one end of the evacuated tube is closed, and the other end of the evacuated tube is provided with an isolation door;
the supporting platform assembly is arranged in the evacuated tube; a permanent magnet track and a stator winding are arranged on the supporting platform assembly; and the permanent magnet track is configured for researches of dynamic characteristics of a train passing another train running in opposite direction;
a mover and a cryogenic dewar are arranged at a bottom of the model train; a plurality of superconducting bulks are provided in the cryogenic dewar; the stator winding and the mover are configured to be energized and coupled to generate a driving force to propel the model train forward; the plurality of superconducting bulks are configured to cooperate with the permanent magnet track to generate a levitation force; and a side wall of the model train is made of a metal material;
the gantry is arranged on the supporting platform assembly; a permanent magnet is arranged on an upright post of the gantry; and the permanent magnet is configured to be coupled with the model train to form an eddy current on a body of the model train; and
the number of the stator winding is two, and the mover is arranged between two stator windings.

2. The testing platform of claim 1 , wherein the supporting platform assembly comprises a supporting structure, a bearing platform and a stator mounting frame; the supporting structure is fixed at a bottom of the evacuated tube; the bearing platform is horizontally arranged on the supporting structure; the stator mounting frame is U-shaped; a horizontal part of the stator mounting frame is fixedly connected with the bearing platform; and the two stator windings are respectively arranged on two inner side walls of the stator mounting frame.

3. The testing platform of claim 2 , wherein a V-shaped groove is arranged at an inner bottom of the stator mounting frame; a section of the mover near a bottom of the stator mounting frame is configured in a V-shaped structure matching the V-shaped groove; and a V-shaped section of the mover is configured to extend into the V-shaped groove.

4. The testing platform of claim 2 , wherein the mover is arranged on a symmetrical axis of the stator mounting frame.

5. The testing platform of claim 3 , wherein a symmetrical axis of the V-shaped groove coincides with a symmetrical axis of the stator mounting frame.

6. The testing platform of claim 2 , wherein the supporting platform assembly also comprises a base; the base is arranged on a top of stator mounting frame, and is configured to cover the stator mounting frame; the base is provided with an opening for the mover to pass through, and a symmetrical axis of the opening coincides with a symmetrical axis of the stator mounting frame; two rails of the permanent magnet track are respectively arranged on both sides of the opening, and are arranged parallel to the opening.

7. The testing platform of claim 6 , wherein the base is made of stainless steel.

8. The testing platform of claim 1 , wherein the permanent magnet is configured in a strip shape; and a length of the permanent magnet is greater than that of the model train.

9. The testing platform of claim 1 , wherein the number of the permanent magnet is two, and two permanent magnets are respectively arranged on two inner sides of the gantry.

10. A testing method for evacuated tube HTS maglev using the testing platform of claim 1 , comprising:
placing a field-cooling plate of a preset thickness below the cryogenic dewar of the model train;
closing the isolation door, and vacuumizing the evacuated tube to reach a preset pressure;
removing the field-cooling plate, and levitating the model train on the permanent magnet track;
energizing the mover such that under the action of electromagnetic force, the mover pushes the model train to accelerate in the evacuated tube; and
when the model train arrives at an area where the gantry is located, generating, by the permanent magnet, an eddy current on the body of the model train to decelerate the model train.

Assignees

• Univ Southwest Jiaotong

Inventors

• Zhang Weihua
• Deng Zigang
• Zhou Wenxiang
• Bi Haiquan
• Wang Yuanbo
• Ma Qiwen
• Liang Le

Classifications

• B60L2200/26

  Rail vehicles · CPC title

• Y02E40/60

  Superconducting electric elements or equipment; Power systems integrating superconducting elements or equipment · CPC title

• B60L13/10 Primary

  Combination of electric propulsion and magnetic suspension or levitation · CPC title

• G01M17/08 Primary

  Railway vehicles · CPC title