MAGLEV TRAINS
INTRODUCTION
We are here trying to develop an idea to run a train based
on the technology of magnetic levitation. The magnets will
lift the train above the track by the magnetic forces and the
train will run some distance above the track. In that way we
will be able to totally remove the problem of friction.
Current Problems
Current land transportation is slow
Land is limited by friction
Flying is expensive
Air and land travel takes up a lot of fuel
Solution
Reduce friction for land travel
“Hover” just over the railroad
tracks
Process is simpler than making a
plane fly
Staying on land is safer
The Maglev Train
• The Maglev Train is one of the fastest transport
media in the whole world.
• The maximum speed reached for a Maglev train has
been 581 km\h in Japan.
• The Maglev Train uses magnets to reach a really
high velocity
• It doesn’t touch the floor. It levitates because the
magnets.
• Maglev trains use magnets to levitate and propel
the trains forward.
• Since there is no friction these trains can reach high
speeds.
• It is a safe and efficient way to travel.
TWO TYPES DEVELOPED IN
WORLD
Transrapid
Transrapid is a German high-speed monorail train
Chuo Shinkansen
The Chuo Shinkansen is a planned Japanese maglev line
designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka
Transrapid
Transrapid is a German high-speed monorail train using
magnetic levitation based on a 1934 patent. Planning for the
Transrapid system started in 1969 with a test facility for the
system in Emsland, Germany completed in 1987.
How Transrapid Works
Support System
The electromagnets on
the underside of the
train pull it up to the
ferromagnetic stators
on the track and
levitate the train.
The magnets on the
side keep the train
from moving from
side to side.
A computer changes
the amount of current
to keep the train 1 cm
This means there is no friction between the train
from the track. and the track!
Levitation System’s Power Supply
Batteries on the train power the system.
The batteries can levitate the train for 30 minutes without any
additional energy.
Linear generators in the magnets on board the train use the
motion of the train to recharge the batteries.
Levitation system uses less power than the trains air
conditioning.
Propulsion System
The system
consists of
aluminum three-
phase cable
windings in the
stator packs that
are on the
guideway
When a current is
supplied to the
windings, it
creates a traveling
alternating current
that propels the
train forward by
pushing and
pulling.
When the alternating current is reversed, the train
brakes.
Different speeds are achieved by varying the intensity
of the current.
Only the section of track where the train is traveling is
electrified.
Application Information
Safety
The trains are virtually impossible to derail because the
train is wrapped around the track.
Collisions between trains are unlikely because computers
are controlling the trains movements.
Maintenance
There is very little maintenance because there is no
contact between the parts.
Chuo Shinkansen
The Chuo Shinkansen is a planned Japanese maglev line
designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Its initial
planned route is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and
Nagoya Station in Nagoya
How Chuo Shinkansen Works
Type of Magnet Uses
This train uses superconducting electric magnets in the
vehicle to levitate and propel the train. These magnets
are cooled by liquid helium or liquid nitrogen. This
means that once electrified these magnets do not require
additional energy.
Principle:
In this, there are forces which push
the superconducting magnet
upwards and ones which pull them
upwards simultaneously, thereby
levitating the Maglev vehicle.
Propulsion
An alternating current is ran through electromagnet coils
on the guide walls of the guide way. This creates a
magnetic field that attracts and repels the
superconducting magnets on the train and propels the
train forward.
Braking is accomplished by sending an alternating
current in the reverse direction so that it is slowed by
attractive and repulsive forces.
Principle of propulsion:
A repulsive force and an attractive
force induced between the magnets
are used to propel the vehicle
Principle of Lateral guidance:
An electric current resulting in a repulsive
force acting on the levitation coils of the side
near the car and attractive force acting on
the levitation coils of the side farther apart
from the car.
Application Information
This system is not ready for use now, but it should
be ready in a few years.
It’s top speed with people aboard is 350 mph.
The super conducting magnets create a strong
magnetic field that could be a problem for some
passengers.
• The train is earthquake proof because the
greater space (10 cm) between the track and
the train leaves more room for track
deformation
• Linear generators will produce all the
electricity needed in the train’s interior.
• Only the part of the track that is used will be
electrified so no energy is wasted.
Advantages
Extremely fast speed upto 500 km/hr.
Really quiet operation. A farmer couldn't hear when the
train was passing.
MagLevs uses less energy upto 30% than normal trains.
Due to lack of physical contact between train and track,
very efficient for maintenance
Disadvantages
Expensive tracks compared to the railroad tracks.
Not compatible with railroad track, and therefore
require whole thing to be rebuilt for their entire route
Conclusion
There’s definitely a better way to travel
Currently test tracks are being built in America
Maglev transportation has a questionable future
