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MAGNETIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRABLE PROPULSION

  • US 20080223249A1
  • Filed: 03/13/2008
  • Published: 09/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for magnetically levitating a load, the system comprising:

  • at least two lift generators, each comprising a source of magnetic flux configured to induce a magnetic flux in a rail via a leg on either side of the rail;

    at least one magnetically permeable beam connecting the lift generators; and

    control circuitry configured to generate a magnetic flux through the beam so as to maintain gaps between the legs and rail, wherein, for at least one lift generator, the gaps defined by the legs on either side of the rail are of unequal size.

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