Title: PROPELLING PASSENGERS FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET (MAGLEV R & D IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES)
Abstract: Current progress in the development of high-speed magnetic-levitation (maglev) railway transportation systems is reviewed. Attention is given to long-standing research in this by Japanese, West German, and British public and private railroad companies, and to more recent research programs in the U.S., Rumania, and Canada. There are two basic types of maglev systems under consideration: (1) the repulsive mode between vehicle-borne superconducting magnets and induced currents in guideway conductors (electrodynamical suspension); and (2) the attractive force between iron-core electromagnets on the vehicle and ferromagnetic rails (electromagnetic suspension). The systems are powered by either long or short stator linear synchronous motors or by linear induction motors. A Canadian hybrid system using both wheel support and linear induction propulsion is discussed in detail. A table is given which lists the distinctive features of the major maglev research programs throughout the world.
Publication Year: 1984
Publication Date: 1984-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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