Apparatus for controlling a magnet in a magnetically suspended vehicle having a linear stator

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PATENT NO 4587472
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06715495

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The levitating force of the levitation magnets of a magnetically levitatedehicle of the linear stator type is controlled for regulating the air gap width (S) between these levitation magnets (2) and a rail track having teeth of uniform, determined width in the travel direction. The control is responsive to the air gap width and, if desired, to the differentiation of the air gap width with respect to time. The control requirements are dependent on the vehicle speed, whereby in the low speed and stopping situations the primary task is a stabilizing one and in higher speed situations the primary task is a good following behavior. For this purpose a steering signal is derived from the output terminals of an induction conductor loop located in the surface of a pole piece of a levitation magnet facing the track teeth. The loop has a width corresponding to the tooth width. The frequency of the signal induced in the loop is directly proportional to the vehicle speed. The steering signal passes through an adapting circuit and is supplied to the magnet control circuit whereby the control parameters are adjusted according to the vehicle speed in order to fulfil the control requirements in the whole speed range.

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AEG WESTINGHOUSE - TRANSPORT-SYSTEME GMBHNONNENDAMMALLEE 15-21 BERLIN 20 1000

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bohn, Gerhard Munich, DE 7 46
Steinmetz, Gunter Train, DE 3 27

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