The magnetic levitation is reduced to the essentials with the SupraCube: a passive magnetic basic unit with a connected levitation support above. The modular design of the system allows the superconductor to be cooled down to -210°C before the cooling unit is automatically shut off and the SupraCube can be disconnected for up to two hours.
Once cooled and separated from the cooler, the SupraCube is ready for operation. It can be mounted on the end of a robot arm, connected in parallel with other SupraCubes on a transport system, or used in an adjacent safety laboratory. The stable levitating connection between the magnetic carrier and the superconductor permits distances of ten millimetres and more – plenty of space for separating walls that can enclose clean or sterile work environments, for example.
由此产生了大量可能的应用,例如:
当一个 SupraCube 正在运行时,包含电制冷机和电源的扩展坞可以为其他模块充电,以确保无缝可用性。在运行过程中,SupraCube 是完全自主的,不需要电力或计算能力来控制悬浮。由于出色的绝缘性能,即使在停机期间,超导体也能自主运行长达两小时。
由于 SupraCube 是完全无源的,因此不需要电缆,也不会产生可能影响敏感应用的振动或电气噪声。悬浮是在没有表面加热的情况下实现的,因此热敏物品不会被损坏,也不需要复杂的冷却。