Linear induction motor drive for a high-speed transportation system
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorMichael J. Krenz
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Abstract
A transportation system includes a first passageway and a second passageway arranged in a side-by-side configuration. A first propulsion system is operable to move a first capsule within the first passageway and a second propulsion system is operable to move a second capsule within the second passageway. The second propulsion system is integrally formed with the first propulsion system.
Claims19
A transportation system comprising:
- a first passageway and a second passageway arranged in a side-by-side configuration;
- a first propulsion system for moving a first capsule within the first passageway;
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- a second propulsion system for moving a second capsule within the second passageway, the second propulsion system being integral with the first propulsion system.
A method of driving a first capsule within a first passageway and a second capsule within a second passageway, the first passageway and the second passageway having a side-by-side configuration, the method comprising:
- selectively energizing at least one stationary propulsion element of a first propulsion system for driving the first capsule;
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- selectively energizing at least one stationary propulsion element for driving the second capsule, wherein at least a portion of the first propulsion system is integral with the second propulsion system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.