• DocumentCode
    945175
  • Title

    US maglev: status and opportunities

  • Author

    Coffey, H.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Argonne Nat. Lab., IL, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    863
  • Lastpage
    868
  • Abstract
    Recognizing the development of magnetic levitation (maglev) systems in Germany and Japan, and the growing congestion, air pollution, and energy consumption resulting from the current transportation system, the US, in 1990, embarked on a program to evaluate the potential usefulness of these systems in the US. The utility of maglev systems in alleviating some of these problems, progress in the current program, and opportunities for participation by the superconductivity and cryogenic communities are discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    magnetic levitation; railways; superconducting magnets; USA; cryogenics; maglev systems; magnetic levitation; superconductivity; transportation system; Air pollution; Air transportation; Laboratories; Magnetic levitation; Magnets; Navigation; Propulsion; Synchronous motors; US Department of Transportation; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/77.233838
  • Filename
    233838