Passive secondary magnetic damping for superconducting Maglev vehicles

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.322392· OSTI ID:7343731

Atherton, D L; Eastham, A R; Sturgess, K

We analyze a passive magnetic damping scheme for the secondary suspension of a superconducting Maglev vehicle. The unsprung levitation or linear synchronous motor magnets are coupled electromagnetically to short-circuited aluminum damper coils mounted on the underside of the sprung mass. Relative motion between the magnets and the passenger compartment causes a time-dependent flux linkage which induces dissipative currents in the coils. Analysis for the typical Canadian Maglev vehicle design shows that a damping factor of 1 sec/sup -1/ can be obtained with a total coil mass of approximately 100 kg, for a secondary/primary suspension stiffness ratio of 0.2. This scheme appears to offer a design alternative to conventional frictional or hydraulic dampers. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
• OSTI ID: 7343731
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 47:10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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