Vertical Magnetic Field Distribution Characteristics of Triple-Peak Halbach Array PMG and Its Engineering Application in HTS Maglev Train

The maglev train has a broad application prospect in the field of high-speed transportation, which is based on the high-temperature superconductor permanent magnet guideway (HTS-PMG) maglev system. The optimized design of the permanent magnet guideway (PMG) configuration is of great significance to improve the overall performance of the system and reduce the cost. In this article, a triple-peak Halbach array PMG is proposed, which is suitable for the HTS-PMG maglev system based on square single-seed melt-texture YBa2Cu3O7-x block with a width of 40 mm. Through theoretical calculations, the influence of structural parameters of triple-peak Halbach array PMG on the vertical magnetic field distribution characteristics is revealed, that is, increasing the proportion of horizontally magnetized permanent magnet (vertically magnetized permanent magnet) is conducive to enhancing the vertical magnetic field in the regions close to (far away from) PMG. Furthermore, combined with the engineering application of HTS-PMG maglev train, an optimized triple-peak Halbach array PMG sample is fabricated. And the reliability of the theoretical model of triple-peak Halbach array PMG is verified by simulation and experimental measurements. Based on the optimized PMG, a full-scale HTS-PMG maglev train test line with a length of 22 m and a standard gauge of 1.435 m (in China) is built up, and the manned test is successfully carried out, which shows the feasibility of the triple-peak Halbach array PMG in large-scale engineering application of the HTS-PMG maglev train.