Patent References 3834317 Moving-coil linear motor Self-adjusting magnetic guidance system for levitated vehicle guideway Magnetic levitation self-regulating systems Magnetic levitation self-regulating systems having enhanced stabilization forces Multiple magnet positioning apparatus for magnetic levitation vehicles Patent #: 5388527 InventorApplicationNo. 575065 filed on 12/19/1995US Classes:310/90.5, Magnetic bearing104/281, MAGNETICALLY SUSPENDED CAR104/282, Propulsion means employed to suspend car104/283, By permanent magnets only310/12LinearExaminersPrimary: Dougherty, Thomas M.Assistant: Mullins, B. International ClassesH02K 007/09B60L 013/10 AbstractThe proposed Magneto-Dynamic Levitation and Stabilizing Self-Regulating System (MDLSS) is designated for the stable flight of a heavy body along a given trajectory and can be employed for the magnetic levitation of vehicles and cars in high-speed ground transportation systems and for self-regulating magnetic bearings, various devices for ground acceleration, and also in the launching of space ships, missiles, and other technologies. The MDLSS system includes identical unique units connected rigidly with each other by non-magnetic ties and oriented relative to each other such that de-stabilizing forces created in one unit are compensated by stabilizing forces created in another unit once the equilibrium has been violated. Each of the units contains two extended steel cores (C-shaped in their cross-section), both lateral surfaces of which are covered by non-magnetic metallic screens, and a magnet assembly placed symmetrically in the air gap between the tips of the cores. The de-stabilizing forces are substantially decreased and the stabilizing forces are considerably increased, due to sharpening of the tips, using the saturated steel in the backs of the cores, and employing non-linear magnetic features of the saturated steel. | |