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US 10,308,135 B2Granted
Magnetic levitation of vehicles
OwnerGreg Hendersoninventor
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Abstract
Magnetic levitation can be used for transportation purposes. In various embodiments, the vehicle utilizing magnetic levitation can be enclosed within a tube or a tunnel or outside of an enclosed environment. Various cross-sections of vehicles and tubes can be utilized. In various embodiments, the vehicles can be used for personal or mass transportation use. The vehicle can travel in at least two directions with a window at each end of the vehicle.
Claims27
A device for transportation utilizing magnetic levitation comprising
- one or more vehicles capable of use for transportation in a tube or over any conductive substrate comprising at least one hover engine, each hover engine having an electric motor including a winding, a first set of magnets and a first structure which holds the first p magnets wherein an electric current is applied to the winding to cause one of the winding or the first set of magnets to rotate;
- wherein the magnets are permanent magnets, electromagnets, or a combination of permanent magnets and electromagnets;
- a second structure, configured to receive a rotational torque from the electric motor to rotate the second structure, the structure holding a second set of magnets wherein the second set of magnets are rotated to induce eddy currents in a substrate such that the induced eddy currents and the second set of magnets interact to generate forces which cause the vehicle to hover above and/or translate from location to location along the substrate;
- wherein the magnets are permanent magnets, electromagnets, or a combination of permanent magnets and electromagnets;
- one or more speed controllers coupled to the at least one hover engine;
- an electric power source that supplies the electric current to the at least one hover engine via the one or more speed controllers;
- and
- a travelling surface;
- wherein the one or more vehicles are capable of moving in at least two directions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.