A guideway vehicle system using Linear Motors where the vehicle bound translators act laterally against ferromagnetic stators on regular guideway sections and interact singly with magnet arrays on one side or the other in switch guideways sections. A Linear Switched Reluctance Motor which enables the aforementioned behavior using dual-sided magnetic attraction and repulsion. An embodiment of this invention specifically applicable to PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) where balance is provided to a monorail-type vehicle by Linear Motors. A safety case for the above that assures the vehicle remains captive to the guideway which can also be used as a non-magnetic version applicable to PRT where balance is provided to a monorail-type vehicle.


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    Title :

    Vehicle guidance, propulsion and switching via magnetic forces


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    Publication date :

    2016-01-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen



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