A survey is given of computational-theoretical methods for magnetic-suspension (levitation) problems pertaining to high-speed ground transport based on the principle of repulsion between an electromagnet installed on the vehicle and an electrically conducting roadbed. The following problems are considered: calculation of the lift and braking forces for a flat roadbed of finite width with utilization of a Fourier transform for the magnetic-field diffusion equation; calculation of the levitation characteristics for a bed of finite width by the solution of integral equations; calculation of lift and braking forces for discrete path structures.
The theory of electrodynamic levitation. Fundamental results and further problems
Die Theorie des elektrodynamischen Schwebens - fundamentale Ergebnisse und zu loesende Probleme
Power Engineering, New York ; 19 , 1 ; 72-91
1981
20 Seiten, 29 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch