Rail-bound maglev train
AssigneeKarlsruher Institut Fuer Technologie
InventorsMathias Noe, Bernhard Holzapfel
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Abstract
A rail-bound maglev train comprising a guide rail which predefines a travel path, having at least one supra-conductive element (2) and a levitating vehicle which is arranged on the guide rail and has magnetic means (6), wherein the magnetic means interact magnetically in a contactless fashion with the travel path, and at least one supra-conductive element (2) comprises at least one supra-conductive conductor parallel to the travel path (4), and the at least one supra-conductive conductor has at least two electrical connections, wherein the respective at least two connections bound, on a strip, a strip section, arranged between said connections, as a continuous supra-conductive electrical line.
Claims20
A rail-bound maglev train, comprising:
- a guide rail specifying a travel path, the guide rail including at least one superconducting element;
- and
- a levitating vehicle arranged on the guide rail, the vehicle including a magnet, wherein the magnet is configured to magnetically interact with the guide rail in a contactless manner,
- wherein the at least one superconducting element includes at least one superconducting conductor extending in parallel with the travel path, and
- wherein the at least one superconducting conductor forms a continuous superconducting electrical line configured to transport electrical power and includes at least two electrical connections,
- wherein the at least two electrical connections are positioned at a first end of the continuous superconducting electrical line and at a second end of the continuous superconducting electrical line opposite the first end, and
- wherein the at least one superconducting conductor is configured to both (i) transport electrical power along the travel path from the first end to the second end and (ii) generate a magnetic field that causes the vehicle arranged on the guide rail to levitate.
A rail-bound maglev train, comprising:
- a guide rail specifying a travel path, the guide rail including at least one superconducting element;
- and
- a levitating vehicle arranged on the guide rail, the vehicle including a magnet, wherein the magnet is configured to magnetically interact with the guide rail in a contactless manner,
- wherein the at least one superconducting element includes at least one superconducting conductor extending in parallel with the travel path, and
- wherein the at least one superconducting conductor forms a continuous superconducting electrical line configured to transport electrical power and includes at least two electrical connections, and
- wherein the at least one superconducting element further includes at least one soft-magnetic material extending in parallel with the travel path and forming a laminated composite with the at least one superconducting conductor.
A rail-bound maglev train, comprising:
- a guide rail specifying a travel path, the guide rail including at least one superconducting element;
- and
- a levitating vehicle arranged on the guide rail, the vehicle including a magnet, wherein the magnet is configured to magnetically interact with the guide rail in a contactless manner,
- wherein the at least one superconducting element includes at least one superconducting conductor extending in parallel with the travel path, and
- wherein the at least one superconducting conductor forms a continuous superconducting electrical line configured to transport electrical power and includes at least two electrical connections,
- wherein the at least one superconducting conductor is formed by a plurality of superconducting strips connected in series, and
- wherein each pair of superconducting strips of the plurality of superconducting strips connected in series are connected by soft-magnetic flow-guidance connectors.
A rail-bound maglev train, comprising:
- a guide rail specifying a travel path, the guide rail including at least one superconducting element;
- and
- a levitating vehicle arranged on the guide rail, the vehicle including a magnet, wherein the magnet is configured to magnetically interact with the travel path in a contactless manner,
- wherein the at least one superconducting element includes at least one superconducting conductor extending in parallel with the travel path, and
- wherein the at least one superconducting conductor includes at least two electrical connections, the at least two electrical connections being on one strip and in each case delimiting a strip portion arranged therebetween as a continuous superconducting electrical cable,
- wherein the at least one superconducting conductor together with at least one iron conductor form a laminated composite when stacked in an alternating order, and
- wherein the magnet is formed by a vehicle-side superconducting element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.