MAGLEV TRAIN

 

The front corners have magnets with north poles facing out, and the back corners have magnets with south poles outward. Electrifying the propulsion loops generates magnetic fields that both pull the train forward from the front and push it forward from behind. This floating magnet design creates a smooth trip.

A maglev system comprises five major components, namely levitation, guidance, input power transfer, propulsion and control systems, as shown in Fig. 3. Levitation force provides the upward lift to the vehicle, whereas propulsion force is responsible for propelling the vehicle forward

In a maglev system, the train is not only held up by magnets but also pulled forward by these magnets. Air friction will gradually slow the train down if the changing electromagnets aren't timed to pull it forward.

The engine for maglev trains is rather inconspicuous. Instead of using fossil fuels, the magnetic field created by the electrified coils in the guideway walls and the track combine to propel the train.

            The train was clocked at 603 kilometers per hour or 375 miles per hour. This is much faster than the Maglev trains already operating in Shanghai, China, and in South Korea, which run at speeds of 268 to 311 miles per hour and 68 miles per hour, respectively.

Each vehicle of the maglev train has eight batteries including four 440 V and four 24 V. Except for emergency-lighting depending on 24 V batteries, almost all train-borne systems including levitation and direction, braking, air-conditioning, and other ones are supplied by four 440 V batteries

 Blog Posted By :    Sri J.Jagan Rupchand.M.E.,    Lecturer / EEE