MAGNETICALLY-LEVITATED VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: transport. SUBSTANCE: magnetically-levitated vehicle has undercarriage 1 arranged above roadbed 2. Found in upper part of undercarriage is saloon 3 and in the lower part of undercarriage, at its bottom, windings of linear motor 4 and power sources are arranged. Power sources are made in form of two closed tapes 5 whose outer straight-line sections are located opposite to roadbed circuits 7 building up lifting force; inner straight-line sections of tapes 5 being pointed to winding of linear motor 4. Fitted on end face parts of undercarriage 1, in its head and tail, are disks wrapped around by closed tape 5. Disk axles are connected with power generators 10. Reaction bus 11, for instance, aluminium strip, is placed on roadbed 2 opposite to linear motor 4 of undercarriage. Fitted at side is three-phase electric bus 12 on which current collecting unit 13 of winding of linear motor 4 is installed. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 7 cl, 4 dwg