Personal rapid transit system

Details Personal rapid transit system Personal rapid transit system

1975-09-02

1977-12-06

Oresky, Lawrence J.

Railways

Fluid supported car or simulated aerial vehicle

104134, 104148LM, 310 12, B61B 1308

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active

040610896

ABSTRACT:
A land transportation system for a vehicle that is supported and guided by air bearings. The vehicle requires no driver or motorman because a guideway determines the direction of travel, except at switch-points in the network. The vehicle is propelled by a linear synchronous motor when on the guideway. The linear synchronous motor primary is embedded in the guideway. A linear inductor alternator provides on-board electric power. A pair of linear induction motors are used to accelerate the vehicle from a station stop up to guideway synchronous speed, to provide a magnetically attractive element to permit switching in guideway tracks, and to provide dynamic braking when stopping at the destination station. No physical contact is required between the guideway and any part of the vehicle while in motion in order to produce tractive effort or for the generation of electric power on board the vehicle to supply auxiliaries such as a motor driving a fan, interior lights, and vehicle-to-wayside communications equipment.

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patent: 3954064 (1976-05-01), Minovitch
patent: 3974778 (1976-08-01), Black et al.

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