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- MakaleYalnız künye2025Scopus SJRQ2Investigation of interior seed effects on levitation force in Melt-Grown YBCO superconductors by experimental and numerical methods
Öztürk, Ufuk Kemal; Abderrahmane, Babe Cheikh; Uzun, Oğuzhan; Abdioğlu, Murat; Güner, Sait Barış; Quéval, Loïc
This study introduces a novel Top-Interior Multi-Seeding Melt Growth (TI-MSMG) technique for fabricating high-performance YBCO bulk superconductors and explanations some physical background based on FEM modelling. The depth of the interior seed was gradually changed as 0, 2 and 4 mm (samples S0, S2 and S4, respectively) from the upper surface of the samples. By incorporating an interior seed into the precursor pellet, the TI-MSMG method enables systematic control over grain morphology and critical current density distribution. Magnetic levitation and guidance forces were measured using a three-axis force measurement system, and a two-dimensional finite element method (FEM) model based on the H-formulation of Maxwell’s equations was developed to simulate the electromagnetic behaviour of the superconductors with different seed positions. Experimental and modelling results reveal that samples incorporating an interior seed (S2) exhibit significantly enhanced levitation and guidance forces compared to S0 and S4, attributable to improved inter-domain interactions and morphological consistency, so a better current coupling. The numerical simulations accurately reproduced the experimental findings, confirming the validity of the modelling approach. These findings indicate that the TI-MSMG process not only addresses some limitations of conventional top-seeding methods but also enhances levitation force performance through optimization of interior seed depth, thereby enabling more efficient and tailored designs for high-temperature superconducting systems such as magnetic levitation, energy storage, and superconducting motors.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Scopus SJRQ1Experimental and numerical investigation of flux trapping in bulk YBCO under different permanent magnet configurations
Uzun, Oguzhan; Abdioglu, Murat; Ozturk, U. Kemal
This study investigates flux trapping in bulk YBaCuOx (YBCO) high-temperature superconductors (HTS) under various permanent magnet configurations (PMCs) through both experimental and numerical methods. A finite element method (FEM) based on the H-formulation of Maxwell's equations is employed to simulate the HTS-PM interaction, showing good agreement with experimental results in peak trapped flux density values. The maximum trapped flux densities for PMC-1, PMC-2, PMC-3, and PMC-4 were measured as 207 mT, 359 mT, 392 mT, and 478 mT, respectively, demonstrating the significance of PMC design in optimising flux trapping in HTS materials. Enhanced flux trapping was observed with configurations including additional permanent magnets, such as PMC-2 and PMC-4, yielding trapped flux efficiencies of 77.5 % and 55.0 %, respectively. Obtained results in trapped flux efficiency are very impressive as compared to a value of 23 % trapped flux efficiency in literature in which a solenoid magnet with a 3 T peak value of magnetic flux density is used to trap a magnetic field in the HTS. The magnetic flux trapping methodology of this research is very effective for magnetic bearing applications with self-stabilisation in which high magnetic fields are not needed since it doesn't need any magnetic field sources with complex structures, such as coils, to facilitate the magnetic field trapping in the HTSs.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2025Scopus SJRQ1Design and initial experimental verification of a high-speed electrodynamic levitation measurement system utilizing modular magnetic field sources and aluminium rails
Ozturk, U. Kemal; Mollahasanoglu, Hakki; Abdioglu, Murat; Okumus, Halil Ibrahim; Gedikli, Hasan
This work presents design and development of a modular high-speed electrodynamic levitation (EDL) test system that integrates advanced magnetic field configurations and real-time control capabilities at high operational speeds. The system comprises a rotating aluminium rail and interchangeable magnetic field sources, including permanent magnet array (PMA) and high-temperature superconducting (HTS) bulk, allowing for a variety of experimental configurations. The initial experimental results focused on testing the system through PMA–aluminium rail and HTS–aluminium rail configurations. A key innovation of this system is its modular structure, which allows for easy replacement and reconfiguration of magnetic components and rail geometries. The adaptability of the system enables a thorough investigation of how different magnetic field sources influence magnetic force and dynamic stability at high speeds. Furthermore, the system is fully integrated with a programmable logic controller (PLC) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) interface, enabling precise real-time monitoring, synchronized control and automatic data acquisition. Experimental results demonstrate the system's capability to measure vertical displacement variations and force fluctuations at different speeds, with resonance effects identified around 145 km/h. The levitation forces of 99 N were measured at a gap of 10 mm, with the PMA at a maximum speed of 283 km/h above an aluminium rail, while it was measured as 16 N with HTS at a vertical gap of 9 mm. This flexible test platform provides a critical foundation for determining the force parameters of the real-scale EDL Maglev technologies and advancing their practical application potential in high-speed transportation.
AtıfScopus3WoS3OpenAlex2İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2Magnetic force and stiffness performances of Maglev system based on multi–surface arrangements with three-seeded bulk YBaCuO superconductors
Ozturk, K.; Abdioglu, M.; Karaahmet, Z.
We have designed a multi–surface HTS (high temperature superconductor with three seeded bulk YBaCuO) Maglev system by increasing the YBaCuO number while decreasing the PM number in HTS–PMG system to enhance the loading capacity and stability of the superconducting Maglev system while reducing the fabrication cost. By this study, a detailed investigation on the magnetic levitation force, guidance force, magnetic stiffness and cost analysis of the multi–surface HTS Maglev system has been carried out for the first time. In this study, it is determined that the multi–surface YBaCuO–PMG arrangements are superior to the single–surface arrangements with respect to the loading capacity and especially the movement stability of Maglev systems together. Additionally, it is seen that the using of the multi–surface YBaCuO–PMG arrangement reduces the fabrication cost of the Maglev systems as 42.0% for 1000 km magnetic rail while increasing of the levitation force efficiency as 43.4% and this emphasizes the advantage of multi–surface arrangements to the classical single–surface ones. The obtained results can contribute to the researchers working on Maglev and have a capability to increase the usage potential of Maglev systems in commercial applications because of both the loading capacity and stability of Maglev systems can be enhanced together with reducing the fabrication cost without any loss in levitation performance.
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