Simulation of electrodynamic suspension systems for levitating vehicles. I. Modelling of electromagnetic behaviour of maglev vehicles with electrodynamic suspension
Abstract:
An original computational technique, aimed at electromagnetic analysis of devices for particle physics and fusion applications, has been adapted to simulation of the magnetic levitation (maglev) transport. The paper describes modelling approaches and their implementation. A description of electrodynamic suspension systems is presented employing both superconducting and permanent magnets. The technique is oriented to parallel computations on supercomputers to take advantage of improved computational efficiency. Bibliogr. 22. Il. 5. Table 1.
Keywords:magnetic levitation, vehicle, electromagnetic suspension, finite elements, simulation, magnetic field, eddy current, lifting and drag forces, superconducting coil, permanent magnet.