Reducing the Power Consumption of the Electrodynamic Suspension Levitation System by Changing the Span of the Horizontal Magnet in the Halbach Array

Tomasz Kublin, Lech Grzesiak, Paweł Radziszewski, Marcin Nikoniuk and Łukasz Ordyszewski
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Tomasz Kublin: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 75, Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warszawa, Poland
Lech Grzesiak: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 75, Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warszawa, Poland
Paweł Radziszewski: Hyper Poland Electro S.A, 03-828 Warszawa, Poland
Marcin Nikoniuk: Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 75, Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warszawa, Poland
Łukasz Ordyszewski: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 75, Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warszawa, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-11

Abstract: In high-speed magnetic railways, it is necessary to create the forces that lift the train. This effect is achieved by using active (EMS) or passive (EDS) magnetic systems. In a passive system, suspension systems with permanent magnets arranged in a Halbach array can be used. In this paper, an original Halbach array with various alternately arranged horizontally and vertically magnetized magnets is proposed. Correctly selected geometry allows us to obtain higher values of levitation forces and lower braking forces in relation to a system with identical horizontally and vertically magnetized elements. The effect of such a shape of the magnetic arrangement is the reduction of instantaneous power consumption while traveling due to the occurrence of lower braking forces. In order to perform a comparative analysis of the various geometries of the Halbach array, a simulation model was developed in the ANSYS Maxwell program. The performed calculations made it possible to determine the optimal dimensions of horizontally and vertically magnetized elements. The results of calculations of instantaneous power savings for various cruising speeds are also included.

Keywords: electrodynamic suspension (EDS); magnetic levitation; Halbach array; permanent magnet span; magnetic levitation trains (maglev) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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