Magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles

• US 8,234,981 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2007
• Issued: 08/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: thyssenkrupp Transrapid GmbH (Thyssenkrupp AG)
• Original Assignee: thyssenkrupp Transrapid GmbH (Thyssenkrupp AG)
• Inventors: Zheng, Qinghua, Löser, Friedrich, Frantzheld, Jürgen
• Primary Examiner(s): Morano, S. Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smith, Jason C
• Application Number:
  US12/440,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20100037796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,821 Days
• Field of Search: 104/281, 104/282, 104/283, 104/284
• US Class Current: 104/284
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 13/08 for the lateral position
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles

Abstract

A magnetic polar arrangement which is intended for magnetic levitation vehicles is described, the magnetic polar arrangement having at least one magnetic pole (22) with a core (6) which defines a magnetic pole surface (23), and with a winding (5) which is set back with respect to the magnetic pole surface (23) in order to form a free space (24). The magnetic pole (22) is provided with a sensor which contains a sensor head (9a), which is arranged at least partially in the free space (24), and an electronic module (9b). According to the invention the sensor head (9a) is physically separated from the electronic module (9b) and is combined, at least with the core (6), to form a single-piece structural unit which is surrounded by a common anti-corrosion layer (26).

Claims

1. A magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles, the magnet arrangement comprising:

at least one magnet pole having a core defining a magnet pole face and having a winding set back relative to the magnet pole face to create a free space;

at least one sensor for determining a distance of the magnet pole face from a reaction rail for the magnetic levitation vehicle, said sensor being comprised of a sensor head at least partly arranged in the free space, and an electronic module, said sensor head being physically separated from said electronic module and said sensor head being physically combined with said core to form a single-piece structural unit; and

an anti-corrosion layer, said single-piece structural unit being surrounded by said anti-corrosion layer as a common anti-corrosion layer.

2. A magnet arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the sensor head with the core and the winding are combined to form the structural unit.

3. A magnet arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said single-piece structural unit is connected to another said single-piece structural unit to provide two adjacent magnet poles and one said sensor head, of said another said single-piece structural unit, is arranged with a portion thereof in at least a portion of the remaining free space of said single-piece structural unit.

4. A magnet arrangement as defined in claim 1, the sensor head is comprised of at least two parts which are arranged on different sides of a core associated to the same magnet pole.

5. A magnet arrangement as defined claim 1, the electronic module is resiliently supported.

6. A magnet arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein the winding is combined with said sensor head and said core to form said structural unit.

7. A magnet arrangement as defined claim 6, further comprising:

another structural unit with another magnet pole comprising another core and another winding set back relative to another magnet pole face to create another free space and comprising another magnet pole face to magnetic levitation vehicle reaction rail distance sensor comprising another sensor head with a portion of said another sensor head arranged in a portion of said another free space and another electronic module physically separated from said another sensor head, said another sensor head being physically combined with said another core and said another winding to form said another structural unit as a single-piece with said another structural unit surrounded by another common anti-corrosion layer, wherein;

said single-piece structural unit is connected to said another structural unit with a portion of said sensor head not arranged in said portion of said free space arranged in a portion of said another free space to provide two adjacent magnet poles.

8. A magnet arrangement as defined claim 7, further comprising:

a further structural unit with a further magnet pole comprising a further core and a further winding set back relative to a further magnet pole face to create a further free space and comprising a further magnet pole face to magnetic levitation vehicle reaction rail distance sensor comprising a further sensor head with a portion of said a further sensor head arranged in a portion of said further free space and a further electronic module physically separated from said further sensor head, said further sensor head being physically combined with said further core and said further winding to form said further structural unit as a single-piece with said further structural unit surrounded by a further common anti-corrosion layer, wherein;

said another structural unit is connected to said further structural unit with a portion of said another sensor head not arranged in said portion of said another free space arranged in a portion of said further free space to provide three adjacent magnet poles.

9. A magnet arrangement according to claim 8, further comprising:

a magnet back box supporting said three adjacent magnet poles, said electronic module being resiliently supported by said magnet back box.

10. A magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles, the magnet arrangement comprising:

a magnet pole comprising a core, defining a magnet pole face, and a winding, set back relative to the magnet pole face to create a free space;

a magnet pole face to magnetic levitation vehicle reaction rail distance sensor comprising a sensor head with a portion of said sensor head arranged in a portion of said free space and an electronic module physically separated from said sensor head, said sensor head being physically combined with said core to form a single-piece structural unit; and

an anti-corrosion layer, said single-piece structural unit being surrounded by said anti-corrosion layer as a common anti-corrosion layer.

11. A magnet arrangement according to claim 10, further comprising:

a magnet back box supporting said structural unit, said electronic module being resiliently supported by said magnet back box.

12. A magnet arrangement as defined in claim 11, wherein said electronic module is electrically connected to said sensor head via a connector cable.