AMLEV Contents

C O N T E N T S

CHAPTER 1 PECULIARITIES OF MAGLEV AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1		Introduction
1.2		Self-regulation of MS
1.3		Self-regulation of PM
1.4		Three possible types of Maglev
1.5		Comparison of Maglev different types abilities
1.6		Amlev is a new variant of Maglev
1.7		Magneto-dynamic suspension (MDS)
1.8		Self-regulating motor based on permanent magnets with extending poles
1.9		Power system (PS)

CHAPTER 2 PASSIVE MAGNETO-DYNAMIC SUSPENSION

2.1		Some considerations on building MS
2.2		How to build a stable MS
2.3		Design of the MS unit and the system
2.4		Forces acting on the levitator
2.5		Conditions of stable levitator flight
2.6		How to reduce destabilizing force with the help of steel saturation
2.7		Suppression of leakage fluxes from a saturated steel core
2.8		How to eliminate leakage flux from a saturated core back
2.9		Design of magneto-dynamic stable suspension system
2.10		Evaluation of magnetic field in a unit with unsaturated cores
2.11		Calculation of forces and stability of the MDS
2.12		Calculation of a working example of MDS system
2.13		A physical model for measuring destabilizing and stabilizing forces acting on a flying vehicle at its shifts from an assigned trajectory
2.14		Evaluation of vehicle vibrations in MDS system
2.15		Comparison of EDS and MDS stability
2.16		MDS advantages

CHAPTER 3 A SELF REGULATING PERMANENT MAGNET LINEAR MOTOR

3.1		Peculiarities of permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLM)
3.2		Description of motor design
3.3		PMLM operation
3.4		Theoretical aspect of PMLM design
3.5		Optimization of PMLM parameters
3.6		Calculation of rotor propulsion force
3.7		Calculation of the stator winding turn length distribution
3.8		Propulsion Motors (PM) and Power System (PS) in EMS and EDS Maglev and PMLM advantages

CHAPTER 4 APPLICATION OF PERMANENT MAGNETS FOR FLYING MAGNETIC SYSTEMS

4.1		Amlev – A self-regulating version of Maglev
4.1-1		Magneto-dynamic suspension (MDS) for Amlev
4.1-2		Self-regulating based on permanent magnets with extending poles (PMLM)motor for Amlev and Power system
4.2		Simplified variant of Amlev: S-Amlev
4.2-1		Horizontal Wheels Assembly for Magnetic Levitation of S-Amlev
4.2-2		Supporting Units for S-Amlev
4.2-3		Start of a vehicle from a stop station and its return to a nearest one in case of emergency
4.2-4		Conclusions
4.3		Gas-Gun Accelerator based on passive magneto-dynamic suspension
4.3-1		Description of Gas-Gun Accelerator design
4.3-2		Gas-Gun operation
4.3-3		Evaluation of Gas-Gun Accelerator’s parameters
4.3-4		Conclusions