U. S. Maglev finally lifts off
In the largest allocation of U.S. maglev funds to date, four contracts totalling $8.6 million to develop potential concepts for a maglev system in the U.S. were awarded on the last day of October. With the $4.3 million in contracts awarded in late August as a result of a BAA, this brings the total monies awarded thus far by the National Maglev Initiative to $12.9 million. The long-awaited maglev concept contracts will fund four industrial teams, each examining a different maglev concept. In this paper, each of the 11-month concept studies examines such issues as the vehicle, guideway, levitation, suspension, propulsion, braking and control, and integrate them into a complete transportation system. Each study also assesses technical feasibility, performance, capital, operating and maintenance costs for a system that would be available sometime around the turn of the century.
- OSTI ID:
- 5443253
- Journal Information:
- Superconductor Industry; (United States), Vol. 4:4; ISSN 1042-4105
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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