Calculation of levitation forces in permanent-superconductor systems

Details Calculation of levitation forces in permanent-superconductor systems Calculation of levitation forces in permanent-superconductor systems

2001-11-17

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0111316v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

12 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

The magnetic levitation forces of a superconducting disk (SC) levitated by a cylindrical permanent magnet (PM) have been calculated from first principles for superconductors with finite thickness. The current $j(\rho,z)$ and field $B(\rho,z)$ profiles in the SC in the non-uniform magnetic field generated by the PM have been derived. The levitation force is observed to depend non-linearly on the critical current density $j_c$ and on the thickness of the SC. The flux creep is described by a current-voltage law $E(j)=E_c(j/j_c)^n$, from which we show that the levitation force depends on the speed at which the PM approaches or recedes from the SC, which accounts for the experimentally observed force creep phenomenon. The stiffness of the system has been derived by calculating the minor force loops. The numerical results reproduce many of the features exhibited by experiments.

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