1. The present status of the high temperature superconducting Maglev vehicle in China
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Changyan Deng, Jiasu Wang, Zhongyou Ren, Youwen Zeng, Jun Zheng, Xiufang Wang, Yong Zhao, S. Y. Wang, Honghai Song, and Xiaorong Wang
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Low speed ,Maglev ,Materials Chemistry ,Metals and Alloys ,Ceramics and Composites ,Levitation ,Environmental science ,High temperature superconducting ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Automotive engineering - Abstract
Since the first successful running of the people-carrying high temperature superconducting (HTS) Maglev test vehicle on 31 December 2000, about 27 000 people have taken it, and the accumulated running distance is about 400 km. The levitation force of the onboard HTS equipment is measured periodically, and new experimental results measured on 5 March 2003 show that the performance of the onboard HTS Maglev equipment is almost the same as that of two years ago. Experimental results indicate that the long-term stability of the HTS Maglev vehicle is good. This further proves the feasibility of the HTS Maglev vehicle for practical transportation. It is worth mentioning that all the results are measured at a low speed; however, investigations of the dynamic performance of the HTS Maglev vehicle at high speed are necessary for practical application. Research on the dynamic performance of the HTS Maglev vehicle is ongoing.
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- 2005