Mag Drive Publications

UPDATED 17/01/2014

Papers in journals:

Jose-Luis Perez-Diaz, Efren Diez-Jimenez, Ignacio Valiente-Blanco and Javier Herrero de Vicente, “Stable thrust on a finite-sized magnet above a Meissner superconducting torus”, J. Appl. Phys. 113, 063907 (2013); doi: 10.1063/1.4792037
Jose-Luis Perez-Diaz, Juan Carlos Garcia-Prada, Ignacio Valiente-Blanco and Efren Diez-Jimenez, “Magnetic-Superconductor Cryogenic Non-contact Harmonic Drive: Performance and Dynamical Behavior”, New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science Mechanisms and Machine Science Volume 7, 2013, pp 357-364.
Efren Diez-Jimenez, Jose Luis Perez-Diaz, Fabio Canepa and Carlo Ferdeghini, Invariance of The Magnetization Axis under Spin Reorientation Transitions.  J. Appl. Phys.  112 (6) Article Number: 063918   DOI: 10.1063/1.4754445   Published: SEP 15 2012
JL Perez-Diaz and E. Diez-Jimenez,”Magnetic-Superconductor Cryogenic Non-contact Harmonic Drive”,  Let’s embrace space, vol. 2, European Comission, Brussels, 3/4/2012.
Perez-Diaz, J. L, Diez-Jimenez E., Cristache C., Valiente-Blanco I., Alvarez-Valenzuela M.A., Castro V., Ruiz-Navas E.M., Sanchez-Garcia-Casarrubios J., Ferdeghini C., Canepa F., Hornig W., Carbone G., Plechacek J., Amorim A., Serrano J., Sanz V. (2013) Magnetic non-contact Harmonic Drive Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 10.1115/IMECE2013-63718
Diez-Jimenez, E., Valiente-Blanco, I., Cristache C., Alvarez-Valenzuela M.A. &  Perez-Diaz, J. L, (2013), Characterization and Improvement of Axial and Radial Stiffness of Contactless Thrust Superconducting Magnetic Bearings, Tribology Letters, 10.1007/s11249-013-0204-0
Valiente-Blanco, I., Diez-Jimenez, E., Cervantes-Montoro J. A., &  Perez-Diaz, J. L, (2013) Characterization of commercial-off-the-shelf electronic components at cryogenic temperatures, Instruments and Experimental Techniques 2013, Vol 56, nº 6, pp 665-671 DOI 10.1134/S0020441214010187
Diez-Jimenez E., Perez-Diaz J.L.  Issue 1, “Losing Contact” (2014) ANSYS Advantage

    Conferences

  •   Pérez-Díaz J.L., Díez-Jiménez E.,  García-Prada J.C and Ignacio Valiente-Blanco Simplified local model for the mechanical interaction between a finite magnet and a superconductor in the Meissner state    Autor; III Internation Workshop on Numerical Modelling High Temperature Superconductors; ICMAB-CSIC, UPC and UAB, Barcelona; 10-13 Abril 2012
  •  Jose-Luis Perez-Diaz, Juan Carlos Garcia-Prada, Ignacio Valiente-Blanco and Efren Diez-Jimenez, “Magnetic-Superconductor Cryogenic Non-contact Harmonic Drive: Performance and Dynamical Behavior”, 4th European Conference on Mechanism Science EUCOMES Septiembre 2012 (Santander, España)
  • Perez-Diaz, Jose-Luis; Diez-Jimenez, E.; Cristache, C.; Valiente-Blanco, I.; Álvarez-Valenzuela, M.; Sánchez-García-Casarrubios, J.; Carbone, G.; Ferdeghini, C.; Canepa, F.; Plechácek, Jan; Hornig, Wolfgang; Sanz, Violeta; Amorim, António J. Rosa, (2013) MAGDRIVE: a Non-Contact Magnetic Superconducting Harmonic Drive, 15th European Space Mechanisms and Tribology Symposium (Noordwijk, Netherland.
  •   Diez-Jimenez E., Valiente-Blanco I., Sanchez-Garcia-Casarrubio J. Perez-Diaz J.L. (2013) Mechanical characterization of journal superconducting magnetic bearings: stiffness, hysteresis and force relaxation, 11th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, (Genova, Italy)
  • Diez-Jimenez E., Valiente-Blanco I., Sanchez-Garcia-Casarrubio J. Perez-Diaz J.L. (2013 Design rules of magnet-superconductor non-contact mechanisms considering the mechanical interaction in the Meissner state, 11th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity, (Genova, Italy)
  •   Valiente-Blanco I.,  Cristache C., Diez-Jimenez, E., Alvarez-Valenzuela M.A., Sanchez-Garcia-Casarrubios J. and Perez-Diaz, J. L (2013) Characterization and improvement of axial and radial stiffness of contactless thrust superconducting magnetic bearings, 5th World Tribology Congress, (Turin, Italy)
  •  Cristache C., Diez-Jimenez, E., Valiente-Blanco I.,  Alvarez-Valenzuela M.A, Sanchez-Garcia-Casarrubios J. and Perez-Diaz, J. L 2013) Levitation force relaxation and hysteresis in a frictionless superconducting magnetic bearing, VII Iberian Conference on Tribology, (Porto, Portugal)

Media

  • Interview in “Onda Aranjuez” radio and weekly journal “Más”, 6 July 2012
  • «Magdrive: diseño español para satélites europeos” J.L. Pérez Díaz  Época, 15-4-2012, 51.
  • Muy Interesante; «Unidos pero sin fricciones» sobre MAGDRIVE; 02/05/201
  •  RNE; A hombros de gigantes  ; MAGDRIVE; 17/02/2011
  •  Onda Cero. Partiendo de Cero; MAGDRIVE; 26/02/2012
  •  Radio Euskadi; La Mecánica del Caracol; MAGDRIVE; 05/03/2012

MAGDRIVE in press

  Patents

  • EP13382535  “High-performance radial gap superconducting magnetic bearing”.
  • ES P201430110  “DISPOSITIVO PARA LA MEDIDA SIN CONTACTO EN EJES ROTATIVOS DE SUS TRES COORDENADAS INDEPENDIENTES DE  DESPLAZAMIENTO Y TRES ÁNGULOS DE GIRO INDEPENDIENTES”.