Regardless-of-Speed Superconducting LSM Controlled-Repulsive Maglev Vehicle

This paper proposes a new repulsive Maglev vehicle which a superconducting LSM can levitate and propel simultaneously, independently of the vehicle speeds. The combined levitation and propulsion control is carried out by controlling mechanical-load angle and armaturecurrent. Dynamic simulations show successful operations with good ride-quality by using a compact control method proposed here.