how do mag train move using magnets can any one explain
2006-07-10 22:50:53 · 7 answers · asked by the_guru_dave_of_nothing 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Electromagnets on the rails and on the bottom of the train send electromagnetic force of opposite poles toward each other so that the trains levitate above the track. This allows them to travel with much less friction--by levitating, they only have the friction of the air. Magnets on the train are also used for forward propulsion.
2006-07-10 22:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by Jon R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With any two magnets there are two positive and two negative poles. Now, two like poles oppose and two unlike poles attract. Put the magnets in a transparent tube with the poles in the correct orientation and you will have one magnet hanging in mid-air above the other. That's how it works as the 'levitation' is simply the dislike that two identical poles of extremely powerful electro-magnets have for each other. With the 'track' formed of a series of individual magnets that will turn on and off depending on the location of the train along the rail you could literally pull the train using the same magnets that lift it. Big worry would be power loss.
2006-07-10 23:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by Draken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A series of electromagnets pushes the train along the track. The magnets are turned on in succession. It is like taking two opposing magnets and pushing one of them using the opposite polarity. That's as simple as I could explain it.
2006-07-10 22:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It works like an electric motor. Rotor portion is driving wheel .Stator portion is split and spread to become track ,Continuity of stator is achieved by joining a wire from starting point to end point. It has very fast speed 5000 KM/Hr. All skill is required to control the speed for safety .
2006-07-10 22:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by deepak57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maglev DON´T save energy, that is a myth, the air resistance at high speeds make it spend a lot. At more than 350 km/h the trip time reduction is very small compared with the ammount of energy spend. The maglev is not a "train", is an expensive toy without enconomic justification. Please look at http://voyage.typepad.com/china/2005/07/congratulations.html and http://www.planetizen.com/node/12221 and
http://www.planetizen.com/node/70
2006-07-10 23:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by tgva325 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the forces that repels eachother... like NN and SS. the mag in the tracks moves along with the train... very cool
2006-07-10 22:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
magnet levitation
use the same poles as it causes repulsion between one another... so the train can levitate with very little resistance... saves energy too
2006-07-10 22:55:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋