MAGNETIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRABLE PROPULSION
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method and system for magnetically levitating a load is disclosed. One embodiment of the invention is 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 and modulate a magnetic current flux through the crossbeam so as to maintain gaps between the legs and rail, wherein the gaps defined by the legs on either side of the rail are of unequal size.
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1. A system for magnetically levitating a load, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of magnetically levitating a load, the method comprising:
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positioning a first source of magnetic flux proximal to a first rail, thereby inducing a first magnetic flux in the first rail; positioning a second source of magnetic flux proximal to a second rail, thereby inducing a second magnetic flux in a second rail; and manipulating the magnetic flux in at least one magnetically permeable beam connecting the first source of magnetic flux to the second source of magnetic flux. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for magnetically levitating a load, the system comprising:
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means for positioning a first source of magnetic flux proximal to a first rail, thereby inducing a first magnetic flux in the first rail; means for positioning a second source of magnetic flux proximal to a second rail, thereby inducing a second magnetic flux in a second rail; and means for manipulating the magnetic current in a magnetically permeable beam connecting the first source of magnetic flux to the second source of magnetic flux.
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14. A rail system for magnetically levitating a platform, the rail system comprising:
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a first rail; a second rail oriented substantially parallel to the first rail; at least one magnetically permeable beam connecting the first and second rail; and control circuitry configured to generate a magnetic flux through the beam so as to maintain gaps between the legs of a platform and at least one of the first and second rail, wherein the gaps defined by the legs on either side of the rail are of unequal size.
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