Past, present and future of Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SML)

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A review of Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SML) applied to MagLev trains will be presented. The paper is divided into low-speed and high-speed MagLev. The promising perspectives will close this review.

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Richard M. Stephan

Federal University Rio de Janeiro

Email: richard@dee.ufrj.br
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3325-4499
Scopus Author ID: 7103249684

Dr.-Ing., Full Professor

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Zigang Deng

Southwest Jiaotong University

Author for correspondence.
Email: deng@swjtu.cn
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7937-9081
Scopus Author ID: 14053713800
ResearcherId: C-4245-2008

Ph.D.

Taiwan, Province of China, Chengdu

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2. Fig. 1. The last day of MagLev Conference in 2014

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3. Fig. 2. The 200 meters long elevated line of MagLev-Cobra

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4. Fig. 3. Graphical abstract of the MagLev-Cobra project

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5. Fig. 4. Industrial prototype in development (Aerom)

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6. Fig. 5. Improved linear motor

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7. Fig. 6. The proposed 1 km MagLev-Cobra line

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8. Fig. 7. The SML high-speed test platform

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9. Fig. 8. (a) Schematic diagram of the test line and (b) structure of the PMG

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10. Fig. 9. The (a) photo and (b) schematic diagram of the model vehicle in High-speed Test-Platform

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11. Fig. 10. The (a) photo and (b) schematic diagram of the rotating High- speed Test-Platform

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12. Fig. 11. Engineering prototype of SML in Chengdu, China. (a) Photo; (b) display inside the carriage

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13. Fig. 12. Main structure of the engineering prototype of SML

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14. Fig. 13. Transformation of the SML engineering test-platform: (a) The test-platform; (b) the upgraded model vehicle

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15. Fig. 14. The EML levitation method (two examples on the left side) in comparison with the SML levitation equipment (on the right)

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16. Fig. 15. The EML civil engineering construction (three commercial lines) in comparison with the real scale prototype of the SML technology

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