Design and Construction of a Hybrid Locomotive using Magnetic Levitation

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Design and Construction of a Hybrid Locomotive
using Magnetic Levitation

• Team Number MEM10
• Advisor Dr. Kimberly Cook
• Team Members Timothy Dickson
• William Hearn
• Eric Mscisz
• Daniel Trimarco
• Drexel University Mechanical Engineering and
  Mechanics
• Presented on December 1, 2005

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Outline

• Background
• Problem Statement
• Objective
• Specific Deliverables
• Design and Constraints
• Levitation
• Propulsion
• Economic Analysis
• Alternative Solutions
• Timeline
• Societal and Environmental Impact
• Acknowledgements

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Background

• Travel and Freight Industry
• Rejuvenated interest in locomotive travel
• Conventional Locomotives
• Diesel or Electric
• Electro-Diesel Hybrid
• RailPower and GE
• High Speed Trains
• Amtrak Acela Express and French TGV
• Maglev Trains

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Existing Maglevs

• German Transrapid (EMS)
• High speed (271 mph)
• Low maintenance
• Low energy requirement
• High initial cost (30 Million per mile of track)
• Japanese Maglev (EDS)
• Highest speeds (361 mph)
• Superconducting Magnets
• Highest initial cost (148 Million per mile of
  track)

Train
Guideway
Undercarriage arm
Transrapid International
Japan Railway and Transport
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Problem Statement

• Congestion, energy costs, emissions
• Long intercity commutes
• Existing hybrids only a stepping stone
• U.S. unsuccessful in Maglev implementation
• High initial costs for Maglev
• No hybrid with Maglev in the U.S.

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Objective

• Hybrid Locomotive
• Reduce infrastructure costs
• Passive Track
• Low Energy
• Low Maintenance

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Specific Deliverables

• Locomotive
• Weight - 45 lbs
• Size - 1.25x1.5x1
• Payload - 50
• Distance - 50
• Track
• Length - 100
• Elevation - 10

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Inductrack
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• No power needed to levitate
• Easy and cheaper to manufacture
• Separate propulsion system needed

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Inductrack Levitation

• Uses Neodymium rare earth magnets in Halbach
  array to create magnetic field.
• Passive track system allows the lifting force to
  be located on the train.
• Once the transition velocity is reached magnetic
  drag reduces exponentially.

Bradley University Department of Electrical
Engineering
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Inductrack Constraints

• Vertical Lift Force
• Levitation Frequency

• Required Velocity

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Segmented Rail Phase Induction Motor

• LIM allows for short stator propulsion
• Passive track
• Flexible Propulsion Coil Arrangement
• Flexible Power Options
• Simple Controller

Sandia National Laboratories
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SERAPHIM Constraints

• Marder, Barry
  
  Marder, Barry

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SERAPHIM Test Platform
Sandia National Laboratories

• Sandia National Laboratories

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Current Work
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Economic Analysis
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Alternate Solutions

• Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM)
• Greater Acceleration than LIM
• Climb Steeper Grades than LIM
• Levitate Sooner
• High Cost
• Active Rail
• Fuel Cells
• Less Fossil Fuel
• High Cost due to availability and storage
• Technology not fully developed

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Timeline
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Societal Environmental Impact

• Less congestion at airports and highways
• Less fossil fuel consumption
• Faster and cheaper intercity travel
• Faster delivery for businesses

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Acknowledgements

• Dr. Kimberly Cook MEM10 Advisor
• Drexel University MEM Department

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