MAGLEV TRAINS

INTRODUCTION

We are here trying to develop an idea to run a train based

on the technology of magnetic levitation. The magnets will
lift the train above the track by the magnetic forces and the
train will run some distance above the track. In that way we
will be able to totally remove the problem of friction.
Current Problems

 Current land transportation is slow

 Land is limited by friction
 Flying is expensive
 Air and land travel takes up a lot of fuel
Solution

 Reduce friction for land travel

 “Hover” just over the railroad tracks
 Process is simpler than making a plane fly
 Staying on land is safer
 The Maglev Train
• The Maglev Train is one of the fastest transport media in
the whole world.
• The maximum speed reached for a Maglev train has been
581 km\h in Japan.
• The Maglev Train uses magnets to reach a really high
velocity
• It doesn’t touch the floor. It levitates because the magnets.
• Maglev trains use magnets to levitate and propel the trains
forward.
• Since there is no friction these trains can reach high
speeds.
• It is a safe and efficient way to travel.
TWO TYPES DEVELOPED IN
WORLD
 Transrapid

 Transrapid is a German high-speed monorail train

 Chuo Shinkansen

 The Chuo Shinkansen is a planned Japanese maglev line

designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka
 Transrapid
Transrapid is a German high-speed monorail train using 
magnetic levitation based on a 1934 patent. Planning for the
Transrapid system started in 1969 with a test facility for the system
in Emsland, Germany completed in 1987.
 How Transrapid Works
Support System
•The electromagnets on
the underside of the train
pull it up to the
ferromagnetic stators on
the track and levitate the
train.
•The magnets on the side
keep the train from
moving from side to
side.
•A computer changes the
amount of current to
keep the train 1 cm from This means there is no friction between the train
the track. and the track!
 Levitation System’s Power Supply

• Batteries on the train power the system.

• The batteries can levitate the train for 30 minutes without any
additional energy.
• Linear generators in the magnets on board the train use the
motion of the train to recharge the batteries.
• Levitation system uses less power than the trains air
conditioning.
 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.
•When the alternating current is reversed, the train
brakes.
•Different speeds are achieved by varying the intensity
of the current.
•Only the section of track where the train is traveling is
electrified.
 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.
 Chuo Shinkansen
The Chuo Shinkansen is a planned Japanese maglev line
designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Its initial
planned route is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya
Station in Nagoya
 How Chuo Shinkansen Works
Type of Magnet Uses
•This train uses superconducting electric magnets in the
vehicle to levitate and propel the train. These magnets are
cooled by liquid helium or liquid nitrogen. This means that
once electrified these magnets do not require additional
energy.
Principle:

In this, there are forces

which push the
superconducting magnet
upwards and ones which
pull them upwards
simultaneously, thereby
levitating the Maglev
vehicle.
 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.
Principle of propulsion:

A repulsive force and an

attractive force induced
between the magnets are
used to propel the vehicle
Principle of Lateral guidance:

An electric current
resulting in a repulsive
force acting on the
levitation coils of the side
near the car and attractive
force acting on the
levitation coils of the side
farther apart from the car.
Linear induction motor in maglev:
The working of guide way:
It works like this
Application Information

• This system is not ready for use now, but it should

be ready in a few years.
• It’s top speed with people aboard is 350 mph.
• The super conducting magnets create a strong
magnetic field that could be a problem for some
passengers.
•The train is earthquake proof because the greater
space (10 cm) between the track and the train leaves
more room for track deformation
•Linear generators will produce all the electricity
needed in the train’s interior.
•Only the part of the track that is used will be
electrified so no energy is wasted.
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 Conclusion

 There’s definitely a better way to travel

 Currently test tracks are being built in America
 Maglev transportation has a questionable future