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Title: Inductrack III configuration--a maglev system for high loads

Abstract

Inductrack III configurations are suited for use in transporting heavy freight loads. Inductrack III addresses a problem associated with the cantilevered track of the Inductrack II configuration. The use of a cantilevered track could present mechanical design problems in attempting to achieve a strong enough track system such that it would be capable of supporting very heavy loads. In Inductrack III, the levitating portion of the track can be supported uniformly from below, as the levitating Halbach array used on the moving vehicle is a single-sided one, thus does not require the cantilevered track as employed in Inductrack II.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1108605
Patent Number(s):
8578860
Application Number:
13/788,956
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Post, Richard F. Inductrack III configuration--a maglev system for high loads. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Post, Richard F. Inductrack III configuration--a maglev system for high loads. United States.
Post, Richard F. Tue . "Inductrack III configuration--a maglev system for high loads". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1108605.
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year = {Tue Nov 12 00:00:00 EST 2013},
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Works referenced in this record:

Inductrack magnet configuration
patent, October 2003


Inductrack magnet configuration
patent, December 2003


Track switching for a magnetically levitated transportation system and method
patent, July 2010


Inductrack configuration
patent, October 2003