CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FORCE COMPONENTS OF AN AIR-CORED LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR WITH SUPERCONDUCTING EXCITATION MAGNETS

A method of calculation is presented to analyze the various characteristics of an air-cored linear synchronous motor, which has been proposed as the propulsion system for high-speed magnetically levitated vehicles. The method uses firstly Biot-Savart's Law to determine the magnetic flux density vector and then Ampere's Law to calculate the forces and moments acting on the individual conductors of the stator winding as well as on the superconducting excitation magnets. Both the effects of stator winding geometry and for current harmonics in the power supply are investigated.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings--International Conference on Electric Machines, v1, Brussels, Belgium, September 11-13, 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Catholic University, Louvain

  Laboratory for Electric Machines
  Louvain,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Lingaya, S
  • Persch, C P
• Conference:
  • Proceedings--International Conference on Electric Machines, v1, Brussels, Belgium, September 11-13, 1978.
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. L4.2.1.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Linear motors; Magnetic levitation; Propulsion; Synchronous motors; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Propulsion systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325893
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 18 1981 12:00AM