MAGNETIC SUSPENSION
Tracked transport by magnetic suspension using new ceramic permanent magnets is now practicable for slow as well as highest speeds. Vehicles float with clearance up to an inch on a magnetic field requiring no power expenditure and, therefore, without noise and the need for maintenance. development that is now at the man-carrying model stage is described, including propulsion-braking by a simple D.C. linear motor that uses the track permanent field for excitation. The paper opens with an outline of latest progress in magnet material and design, on which this whole subject is based. /RRL/A/
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Corporate Authors:
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
1 Birdcage Walk
London SW1H 9JJ, England -
Authors:
- Polgreen, C R
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1966-10
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 6 p.
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Serial:
- Issue Number: 4C
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Ceramic materials; Electromagnetic fields; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Magnetic properties; Maintenance; Power; Railroad tracks; Rapid transit; Speed; Suspensions; Traffic noise; Transportation; Vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests; Transportation systems
- Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00007336
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 22 1973 12:00AM