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MAGLEV

Faster than a speeding bullet!

What is Magnetic Levitation?

• trains float over a guide-way using the basic principles of magnets to replace the old steel wheel and track trains.

• maglev trains do not have an engine • Instead of using fossil fuels, the

magnetic field created by the electrified coils in the guide-way walls and the track, combine to propel the train.

The magnets are repeatedly turned on in front of the train and turned off behind the train as it passes a point.

Supports in the track simply “guide” the train’s wheels as it moves along.

MagLev v. Monorail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFiwTi1UpzM

History of MagLev• 1934 - On August 14, Hermann Kemper

of Germany receives a patent for the magnetic levitation of trains.

• 1965 - Maglev development in the U.S. began as a result of the High-Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) Act of 1965.

• 1966 - In the USA, James Powell and Gordon Danby propose the first practical system for magnetically levitated transport, using superconducting magnets located on moving vehicles.

History of MagLev• 1977 - April, Miyazaki, Japan 7 km. maglev

test track was opened.• 1984 - a small train was unveiled in

Birmingham, England.  It was used to ferry people between the town's airport and the city's main train station.

• 2001 - In China, a contract is concluded between the city of Shanghai and the industrial consortium consisting of Siemens, ThyssenKrupp, and Transrapid International to realize the Shanghai airport link.

Modern Uses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT-mVT-ORww