HIGH-SPEED MAGLEV STUDIES IN CANADA

Report on Canadian studies of superconducting magnetic levitation and variable-speed linear synchronous motor propulsion for high-speed inter-city guided ground transport. Levitation is obtained by the interaction of vehicle-mounted superconducting magnets and the eddy currents induced in aluminum strip conductors on the guideway. No-contact propulsion by linear synchronous motor (LSM) is obtained by using vehicle-borne superconducting magnets and powered guideway coils. A suggested guidance schemes uses a flat guideway with 'null-flux' loops overlying the LSM windings. The propulsion magnets interact with the loops and the edges of the levitation strips to provide lateral stabilization. The test facility is a 7.6 m wheel, rotating with a peripheral speed of 33 m/s.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Intl Cryog Eng Conf, 5th, Proc, Kyoto, Japan, May 7-10, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Science and Technology Press Limited

  IPC House, 32 High Street
  Guildford, Surrey  England 
• Authors:
  • Atherton, D L
• Conference:
  • Intl Cryog Eng Conf, 5th, Proc, Kyoto, Japan, May 7-10, 1974.
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 46-50

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Linear motors; Magnetic levitation; Synchronous motors; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00130902
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: #B6 Proc Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM