The Project Overview of the HTS Magnet for Superconducting Maglev

This paper describes the outline of a development project for the HTS magnet for the superconducting Maglev, which commenced in 1999. A very small current decay rate of 0.44%/day was achieved in 2003, using a prototype HTS coil, and a second HTS magnet, consisting of four persistent current HTS coils, was produced in 2005 for vehicle running tests. The second HTS magnet was operated in a persistent current mode at a rated magneto-motive force of 750 kA, and a top speed of 553 km/h was attained on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line on December 2,2005.

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