06-02-2020 дата публикации
Номер: US20200039360A1
A hybrid electrodynamic levitation system that utilizes both superconducting and conductive tracks. The hybrid system reduces the overall drag induced upon the system and reduces the amount of power required to achieve operating speeds, while resolving the issue of requiring velocity relative to the track for levitation. The total initial and operating costs of the hybrid system can be lower than utilizing a superconductive or conductive track alone, while still enabling a fail-safe levitation system for high speed transportation. 1300. A rail () , comprising:{'b': 302', '304', '302', '306', '304', '308', '700', '310', '300, 'a first portion () connected to a second portion (), the first portion () including a superconductor () and the second portion () including a conductor (), wherein a vehicle () magnetically coupled to a track () including the rail (){'b': 302', '1', '2', '1', '306', '2', '702', '700, 'levitates (L) relative to the first portion () when a first magnetic field (M) interacts with a second magnetic field (M), the first magnetic field (M) generated using the superconductor () in a superconductive state and the second magnetic field (M) generated from a magnet () attached to the vehicle (), and'}{'b': 304', '2', '308, 'levitates (L) relative to the second portion () when the second magnetic field (M) interacts with the conductor ().'}2300. The rail () of claim 1 , wherein:{'b': 302', '316', '304', '318, 'the first portion () has a first tapered end () and the second portion () has a second tapered end (), and'}{'b': 316', '318, 'the first tapered end () mates with the second tapered end ().'}3300. The rail () of claim 2 , wherein:{'b': 302', '402', '404', '406', '404', '408', '404', '406', '410', '404', '406, 'the first portion () comprises an evacuated double walled tube () having a first wall () and second wall (), the first wall () forming a first volume (), the first wall () and the second wall () forming a second volume () between the first wall ...
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