Superconducting magnet magnetically levitated transportation apparatus

A superconducting magnetic comprising:

• a superconducting coil;
• an inner tank for containing the coil;
• a shield plate for covering the inner tank;
• an outer tank for accommodating said superconducting coil, the inner tank and the shield plate;
• and
• wherein said inner tank is supported on said outer tank by a load support member, said outer tank forming a vacuum vessel;
• and
• wherein at least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank includes detection means belonging thereto for detecting abnormality and/or deterioration of at least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank, and
• wherein electric connection means between the detection means and an external monitor is provided to enable on-like monitoring of data from said detection means.

A superconducting magnetic comprising:

• a superconducting coin.;
• an inner tank for containing the coil;
• a shield plate for covering the inner tank;
• an outer tank for accommodating said superconducting coil, the inner tank and the shield plate;
• and
• wherein said inner tank is supported on said outer tank by a load support member, said outer tank forming a vacuum vessel;
• and
• wherein at least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank has detection means belonging thereto for detecting abnormality and/or deterioration of at least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank, and
• wherein said outer tank has an opening for the maintenance of an interior thereof and the opening is closed by a flange.

A superconducting magnetic comprising:

• a superconducting coil;
• an inner tank for containing the coil;
• a shield plate for covering the inner tank;
• an outer tank for accommodating said superconducting coil, the inner tank and the shield plate;
• and
• wherein said inner tank is supported on said outer tank by a load support member, said outer tank forming a vacuum vessel;
• and
• wherein at least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank includes detection means belonging thereto for detecting abnormality and/or deterioration of at least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank, and
• wherein said detection means is attached to at least each of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank.

A superconducting magnet comprising:

• a superconducting coil;
• an inner tank for containing the coil;
• a shield plate for covering the inner tank;
• an outer tank for accommodating said superconducting coil, the inner tank and the shield plate;
• and
• said inner tank being supported on said outer tank by a load support member, said outer tank forming a vacuum vessel;
• and
• wherein said outer tank has an opening for maintenance of the interior of said outer tank and the opening is closed by a flange, an end portion of said flange being fixed to the outer tank by welding,

A magnetically levitated transportation apparatus having a superconducting magnet disposed at lower portions of opposite side surfaces of the body thereof, said superconducting magnetic comprising:

• a superconducting coil;
• an inner tank for containing the coil;
• a shield plate for covering the inner tank;
• an outer tank for accommodating said superconducting coil, the inner tank and the shield plate;
• and
• wherein said inner tank is supported on said outer tank by a load support member, said outer tank forming a vacuum vessel;
• wherein a system capable of applying a dynamic or static load to the superconducting magnetic from the outside of said superconducting magnet is provided and at least one of said inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank includes detection means belonging thereto for detecting abnormality and/or deterioration of at least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank to enable diagnosis and/or evaluation of abnormality and/or deterioration of at least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank based upon response of said detection means with respect to said load.