Propulsion and stabilization system for magnetically levitated vehicles

Coffey, Howard T

Title: Propulsion and stabilization system for magnetically levitated vehicles

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A propulsion and stabilization system for an inductive repulsion type magnetically levitated vehicle which is propelled and stabilized by a system which includes propulsion windings mounted above and parallel to vehicle-borne suspension magnets. A linear synchronous motor is part of the vehicle guideway and is mounted above and parallel to superconducting magnets attached to the magnetically levitated vehicle.

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Coffey, Howard T ^[1]

Darien, IL

Issue Date:: 1993-06-29

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 868825

Patent Number(s):: 5222436

Application Number:: 07/920,736

Assignee:: United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
B60L2220/14 - Synchronous machines
B60L13/10 - Combination of electric propulsion and magnetic suspension or levitation
B60L2200/26 - Rail vehicles

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DOE Contract Number:: W-31109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: propulsion; stabilization; magnetically; levitated; vehicles; inductive; repulsion; type; vehicle; propelled; stabilized; windings; mounted; parallel; vehicle-borne; suspension; magnets; linear; synchronous; motor; guideway; superconducting; attached; levitated vehicle; superconducting magnet; superconducting magnets; synchronous motor; magnetically levitated; repulsion type; propulsion windings; type magnetically; linear synchronous; inductive repulsion; levitated vehicles; /104/

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