Comparative analysis and experiment verification of Diamagnetically Stable Levitation Structure

In this paper, a new diamagnetic levitation structure is proposed to explore its potential in the application of sensors and actuators through the study of its levitation and dynamic characteristics. Compared with our old diamagnetic levitation structure, the levitation point, maximum monostable levitation space, horizontal magnetic spring stiffness, and axial resultant force distribution of the new structure are all adjustable. At the same time, the maximum horizontal radial recovery force of the floating magnet could reach 34780 μN, which is 542.41% higher than that of the floating magnet in the old structure. Accordingly, when the range of the horizontal radial displacement is 0 to 15 mm, the maximum axial resultant force of the floating magnet is 439.7 μN, which is only 5.72% of that in the old structure. In experiment, when the floating magnet is blown by nitrogen gas with a flow rate of 3000 sccm, the maximum horizontal radial displacement of the floating magnet is 2.27 mm, which is only 22.976% of that in the old structure. Under the same gas flow rate, the maximum tilt angle of the floating magnet is 0.482°, which is only 3.998% of that in the old structure. In summary, the theoretical analysis, numerical simulation, and experiment results are consistent with each other, which indicates the great potential of the new structure in the application of sensors and actuators.