DocumentCode
957523
Title
The Canadian maglev project on high-speed interurban transportation
Author
Slemon, Gordon R.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto
Volume
11
Issue
5
fYear
1975
fDate
9/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1478
Lastpage
1483
Abstract
This paper reports on design and experimental studies, currently being conducted in Canada, of an electrodynamically-levitated passenger vehicle system. Using a flat-topped guideway, the vehicle is levitated by superconducting magnets interacting with aluminum strips. It is propelled by an inverter-driven, track-powered linear synchronous motor. Control, guidance and damping systems are discussed. Propulsion concepts have been tested in full scale on a wheel test facility.
Keywords
Canada; Linear synchronous motors; Magnetic levitation, guideway transportation; Aluminum; Control systems; Magnetic levitation; Navigation; Propulsion; Strips; Superconducting magnets; Synchronous motors; Transportation; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1975.1058959
Filename
1058959
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