magnets have the ability to attract and repel other magnets. This knowledge is now being utilized in separate projects in Germany and Japan to propel and levitate a new and innovative type of train, the magnetic lift train. A German company called Transrapid is now able to build a train takes advantage of a magnets ability to attract magnetic materials. Upon observing the system from a distance, it looks to be composed of only T-shaped track and a train that wraps around the ledges of the track. However
magnets behind the train push it. Since the train is levitating, the friction is taken away and can cause the train to go up to speeds up to 500 km/h (310 mph). A German company called Transrapid uses Electrodynamic Suspension (EMS). The bottom of the train wraps around the track and levitating it at 1 cm. Transrapid has shown that this system can cause the train to go 300 mph with people on board. Electrodynamic Suspension (EDS) Japan uses a system called Electrodynamic Suspension (EDS). It uses
1. Introduction: Background High Speed 2 (HS2) is a proposed high speed train between London and the west Midlands. The project was established in January 2009 by a company set up by the government to consider the construction of a high speed railway in UK. This train will be able to travel up to 400 kph by year 2020. High speed trains have been successfully introduced in countries like Germany, France and Spain (hs2, 2011). The construction of the high-speed railway would reduce journey times
Ever since 3500 BC when the first wheel was used in Mesopotamia man has strived to find better ways of transport. Since then we have slowly progressed to automobiles, trains, boats, and even airplanes, but people have always progressed. So what will be the transportation of the future? The world’s fossil fuels are dwindling. Many people are not facing what is staring them in the face. Fossil fuels will not last forever, and they are causing problems in our environments. They have made many numerous
At this day and age our society has become extremely dependent on electricity. It is essential to our everyday lives, and its importance is often overlooked. To really understand how reliant we have become on electricity, imagine a world where there are no computers, there are no forms of vehicular transportation, and there are no phones! These things are so vital to our current style of living and if there was no electricity, this would be a completely different world. Magnetism is equally important
would be blown away due to the wind underneath the train. If there is enough snow that the Maglev trains cannot operate, then snow removers will come out and plow the snow off the tracks. Finally, since the Maglev trains are extremely heavy (the Transrapid TRO7 weighs in at 45 tons) they need an exceptionally strong electromagnetic field to match. This uses a lot of energy and that can get awfully expensive.
been researched since the mid-sixties, but it is only now that economically feasible prototypes are being built and governments are seriously looking towards magnets to propel us into the next century. Leading the race is Germany. Their design, the Transrapid 07, is ready for commercial production. It utilizes conventional electromagnets and forces of attraction to levitate the train. A good web site to find out more about German plans for their design is http://transrapid.simplenet.com/index-e.htm