It needs to work along the lines of the Transrapid trains and not be too hard to make as i am not that experienced! Most sites I've looked at online are either too basic or too complicated. Should it be an AC linear motor? How would that work? Would a DC linear motor do the same? Ultimate confusion....
2007-06-15 05:21:29 · 4 answers · asked by Jimmy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Construct a rail way with separated pole of magnet. then install a cylindrical magnet with separated pole on them. connect the cylinder to a motor which will be installed on the train. Direct the cylinder to the bottom of the train (cut a hole on the chassis to do that) open the motor and the cylinder will turn. When the cylinder turn similar pole on the cylinder will meet with the pole on the rail thus produce repel force which will drive the train forward or backward.
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2007-06-15 05:30:10 · answer #1 · answered by Lai Yu Zeng 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not trivial. You would need a pretty sophisticated controller since you need to vary the linear field to match the speed and acceleration of the train. Otherwise the rain would lose synch and just stall.
2007-06-15 05:27:48 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you need 3 phase electricity and then have a series of magnetic loops in the tracks so that the 3 phases alternate and create a ripple along the track
2016-05-21 02:07:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be easy if you understand how an electric motor works.
Maglev is a linear type of electric motor.
2007-06-15 05:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by asimovll 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋