Technical and economical assessments of magnetic suspensions for high speed vehicles and transport systems are reported. In these suspensions the suspending magnet takes the form of a powerful superconducting electromagnet that induces currents while it moves over conducting sheets or loops. A number of vehicle track designs are evaluated for operating cost effectiveness. It is shown that propulsion systems using power collected from the track are more expensive than those using power generated onboard the vehicle, and that the conducting sheet suspension is slightly more expensive than the null flux suspension. (Author)


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    Title :

    Magnetic Suspension and Guidance of High Speed Vehicles


    Contributors:
    I. A. Alston (author) / J. M. Clark (author) / J. T. Hayden (author)

    Publication date :

    1972


    Size :

    53 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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