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Maglev Trains
Maglev Trains
Presentation Outline
Propulsion System
The system consists of
aluminum three-phase cable
windings in the stator packs
that are on the guideway
When a current is supplied
to the windings, it creates a
traveling alternating current
that propels the train
forward by pushing and
pulling.
Application Information
Safety
The trains are virtually impossible to derail because the train is
wrapped around the track.
Collisions between trains are unlikely because computers are
controlling the trains movements.
Maintenance
There is very little maintenance because there is no contact
between the parts.
Comfort
The ride is smooth while not
accelerating..
Economic Efficency
The initial investment is similar to
other high speed rail roads. (Maglift is
$20-$40 million per mile and I-279 in
Pittsburg cost $37 million per mile 17
years ago.)
Operating expenses are half of that of
other railroads.
A train is composed of sections that
each contain 100 seats, and a train can
have between 2 and 10 sections.
Speed
The train can travel at about 300 mph. (Acela can only go 150
mph)
For trips of distances up to 500 miles its total travel time is
equal to a planes (including check in time and travel to airport.)
It can accelerate to 200 mph in 3 miles, so it is ideal for short
jumps. (ICE needs 20 miles to reach 200 mph.)
Environment
It uses less energy than existing transportation systems. For
every seat on a 300 km trip with 3 stops, the gasoline used per
100 miles varies with the speed. At 200 km/h it is 1 liter, at 300
km/h it is 1.5 liters and at 400 km/h it is 2 liters. This is 1/3 the
energy used by cars and 1/5 the energy used by jets per mile.
The tracks have less impact on the environment because the
elevated models (50ft in the air) allows all animals to pass, low
models ( 5-10 ft) allow small animals to pass, they use less land
than conventional trains, and they can follow the landscape better
than regular trains since it can climb 10% gradients (while other
trains can only climb 4 gradients) and can handle tighter turns.
Noise Pollution
The train makes little noise because it does not touch the track
and it has no motor. Therefore, all noise comes from moving air.
This sound is equivalent to the noise produced by city traffic.
Magnetic Field:
The magnetic field created is low, therefore there are no
adverse effects.
Transrapid Projects
Propulsion
An alternating current is ran through electromagnet coils on the
guide walls of the guide way. This creates a magnetic field that
attracts and repels the superconducting magnets on the train and
propels the train forward.
Braking is accomplished by sending an alternating current in the
reverse direction so that it is slowed by attractive and repulsive
forces.
Levitation
The passing of the superconducting magnets by figure eight
levitation coils on the side of the tract induces a current in the
coils and creates a magnetic field. This pushes the train upward
so that it can levitate 10 cm above the track.
The train does not levitate until it reaches 50 mph, so it is
equipped with retractable wheels.
Lateral Guidance
When one side of the train nears the side of the guideway, the
super conducting magnet on the train induces a repulsive force
from the levitation coils on the side closer to the train and an
attractive force from the coils on the farther side. This keeps the
train in the center.
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