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Title: Guideway structural design and power/propulsion/braking in relation to guideways. Volume 3. Appendix B. Maglev guideway structural design. Final report, August 1991-January 1993

Abstract

The report summarizes work completed in the investigation of the power, propulsion, and braking systems for five different electrodynamic (EDS) Maglev configurations. System requirements and recommendations, including a cost analysis, are determined for each configuration. The analysis considers variations in vehicle length, acceleration/deceleration criteria, airgap clearance, and maximum propulsion thrust. Five different guideway configurations have been considered, each of which is based on air-core magnets made from low-temperature superconductors (LTSC) or the newer high-Tc ceramic superconductors (HTSCs). The material requirements and cost of the guideway electrical components were studied as a function of the energy conversion efficiency, the stator block length, armature current density, stator temperature rise, and other parameters. The propulsion design focused on a dual-parallel, linear synchronous motor (LSM) with thrust modulation achieved by applying a variable frequency and voltage along the guideway. Critical design parameters were estimated using a three-dimensional computer model for the inductances, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic forces.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Babcock and Wilcox Co., Lynchburg, VA (United States). Contract Research Div.
OSTI Identifier:
6403995
Report Number(s):
PB-93-169910/XAB
CNN: DTFR53-91-C-00065
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Includes diskette supplement. See also PB--93-169902
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 42 ENGINEERING; LEVITATED TRAINS; DESIGN; ACCELERATION; CERAMICS; CLEARANCE; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CONFIGURATION; CONVERSION; COST ESTIMATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DENSITY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENGINEERING; LENGTH; LEVITATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETS; MODULATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING; PROPULSION; RECOMMENDATIONS; REGULATIONS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SAFETY STANDARDS; SUPERCONDUCTORS; SYNCHRONIZATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; VARIATIONS; VEHICLES; DIMENSIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWER; PROGRAMMING; SIMULATION; STANDARDS; TRAINS; 320202* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Transportation- Railway; 420200 - Engineering- Facilities, Equipment, & Techniques

Citation Formats

Falkowski, K M, Key, F S, and Kuznetsov, S B. Guideway structural design and power/propulsion/braking in relation to guideways. Volume 3. Appendix B. Maglev guideway structural design. Final report, August 1991-January 1993. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Falkowski, K M, Key, F S, & Kuznetsov, S B. Guideway structural design and power/propulsion/braking in relation to guideways. Volume 3. Appendix B. Maglev guideway structural design. Final report, August 1991-January 1993. United States.
Falkowski, K M, Key, F S, and Kuznetsov, S B. 1993. "Guideway structural design and power/propulsion/braking in relation to guideways. Volume 3. Appendix B. Maglev guideway structural design. Final report, August 1991-January 1993". United States.
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abstractNote = {The report summarizes work completed in the investigation of the power, propulsion, and braking systems for five different electrodynamic (EDS) Maglev configurations. System requirements and recommendations, including a cost analysis, are determined for each configuration. The analysis considers variations in vehicle length, acceleration/deceleration criteria, airgap clearance, and maximum propulsion thrust. Five different guideway configurations have been considered, each of which is based on air-core magnets made from low-temperature superconductors (LTSC) or the newer high-Tc ceramic superconductors (HTSCs). The material requirements and cost of the guideway electrical components were studied as a function of the energy conversion efficiency, the stator block length, armature current density, stator temperature rise, and other parameters. The propulsion design focused on a dual-parallel, linear synchronous motor (LSM) with thrust modulation achieved by applying a variable frequency and voltage along the guideway. Critical design parameters were estimated using a three-dimensional computer model for the inductances, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic forces.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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