Persistent currents in a magnetic bearing with coated conductors

Superconducting magnetic bearings are normally built with bulk superconductors. Since coated conductors properties are far superior, we have proposed in a previous work the replacement of bulks for stacks of 2G wires in magnetic levitation devices. A major limitation of this replacement lies in the fact that the induced current is constrained in narrow loops along the available commercial widths of 2G wires. This work presents a technique to achieve wider loops of persistent current without the need of increasing the coated conductors width. As a result, the use of 2G wires in magnetic bearings took a step towards its economical feasibility.