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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, SG;
SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a magnetic levitator. The magnetic levitator comprises a first portion having a first arrangement of a plurality of permanent magnets, and the first arrangement has first and second circumferences. The magnetic levitator also comprises a second portion having a second arrangement of a plurality of permanent magnets, and the second arrangement has a third circumference. The first and second arrangements are rotationally symmetrical, and the first circumference is larger than the third circumference. In use, one of the portions is magnetically levitated by the other one of the portions, and the second circumference is arranged substantially aligned to the third circumference.