Halbach array electromagnet with substantially contiguous vertical and horizontal cores

Abstract

Electromagnetic Halbach array device with substantially contiguous vertical and horizontal cores, comprised of a plurality of horizontal and vertical electromagnets arranged in a Halbach array sequence, where each individual core of every horizontal electromagnet in said Halbach array is equipped with a plurality of fork-like prongs at each end, and where the magnetic coils that surround each individual core of every vertical electromagnet in said Halbach array have gaps where said fork-like prongs are positioned to provide direct physical contact between cores.

I claim: 
     
         1 . Electromagnetic Halbach array device with substantially contiguous vertical and horizontal cores, comprising:
 a) a plurality horizontal and vertical electromagnets arranged in a Halbach array sequence,   b) a plurality of fork-like prongs at the ends of each individual core of every horizontal electromagnet in said Halbach array, and   c) gaps in the magnetic coils that surround each individual core of every vertical electromagnet in said Halbach array, where said fork-like prongs are positioned to provide direct physical contact between cores.   
     
     
         2 . Halbach array electromagnetic device with conduits for directly transmitting flux between vertical and horizontal cores, comprising:
 a) a plurality horizontal and vertical electromagnets arranged in a Halbach array sequence,   b) a plurality of fork-like prongs at the ends of each individual core of every horizontal electromagnet in said Halbach array, and   c) gaps in the magnetic coils that surround each individual core of every vertical electromagnet in said Halbach array, where said fork-like prongs are positioned to provide direct physical contact between cores.   
     
     
         3 . Method for creating an electromagnetic Halbach array device with substantially contiguous vertical and horizontal cores, comprising:
 a) arranging a plurality horizontal and vertical electromagnets in a Halbach array sequence,   b) providing the ends of each individual core of every horizontal electromagnet in said Halbach array with a plurality of fork-like prongs, and   c) creating gaps in the magnetic coils that surround each individual core of every vertical electromagnet in said Halbach array, so that said fork-like prongs can be inserted to provide physical contact between cores.