Workshop on technology issues of superconducting Maglev transportation systems

Conference · Fri Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6261976

Wegrzyn, J E ^[1]; Shaw, D T ^[2]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
2. New York State Inst. of Superconductivity, Buffalo, NY (United States)

There exists a critical need in the United States to improve its ground transportation system. One suggested system that offers many advantages over the current transportation infrastructure is Maglev. Maglev represents the latest evolution in very high and speed ground transportation, where vehicles are magnetically levitated, guided, and propelled over elevated guideways at speeds of 300 miles per hour. Maglev is not a new concept but is, however, receiving renewed interest. The objective of this workshop was to further promote these interest by bringing together a small group of specialists in Maglev technology to discuss Maglev research needs and to identify key research issues to the development of a successful Maglev system. The workshop was organized into four sessions based on the following technical areas: Materials, Testing, and Shielding; Magnet Design and Cryogenic Systems; Propulsion and Levitation Systems; and, System Control and Integration.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6261976
• Report Number(s): BNL-52302; CONF-9105133-; ON: DE92002288
• Resource Relation: Conference: Workshop on technology issues of superconducting magnetically levitated (MAGLEV) transportation systems, Upton, NY (United States), 23-24 May 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
LEVITATED TRAINS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
MEETINGS
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
CRYOGENICS
ELECTROMAGNETS
INDUCTION GENERATORS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
ABSTRACTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EQUIPMENT
MAGNETS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
TRAINS
VEHICLES
330000* - Advanced Propulsion Systems
320202 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
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