Eddy current braking system for trolley zip line cable

An eddy current braking system in combination with a trolley and a zip line cable, the eddy current braking system providing sufficient drag to smoothly slow down and stop further movement of the trolley, the combination comprising:

• a) said zip line cable having a first end secured to a first point and a second end to a second point;
• b) said trolley for transporting a load along said zip line cable;
• c) said conductive plate in communication with said trolley;
• d) a fixed magnetic field generator disposed at one end of said zip line cable, said magnetic field generator comprises a pair of spaced apart opposing magnetic elements, the magnetic elements forming a bifurcated substantially V-shaped configuration, the magnetic elements outwardly depending in a diverging manner from a base, the magnetic elements have distal ends providing a point of entry for said conductive plate and a magnetic field disposed therebetween;
• e) wherein said trolley travels freely along said cable until reaching a predetermined braking and stopping area and said conductor plate is urged by the trolley to pass by said point of entry into said magnetic field and continue therealong;
• f) said magnetic field is disturbed by the entry of said conductive plate therein thus resulting in a plurality of swirling electrons inducing magnetic fields called eddy currents between said magnetic elements and said conductive plate;
• g) said eddy currents swirl in such a manner as to oppose the disturbance created by the moving conductive plate thereby effectively slowing the movement therealong and eventually stopping it altogether;
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• h) the V-shape of said magnetic field generator increases the eddy currents as the distance between said magnetic elements decreases thereby exponentially increasing the drag value and braking capacity thereof as said conductive plate moves along the magnetic field.