Author(s)

Jinho Lee, Jeongmin Jo, Yongjae Han, Changyoung Lee, Yan Sun

Maglev Train Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang-si, Republic of Korea.

The high speed maglev is mainly characterized by propulsion using linear synchronous motor (LSM) and vehicle levitation from the guideway surface. In LSM propulsion control, the position detection sensor is used to detect running vehicle position for synchronized current generation. To maintain the stable levitating condition during vehicle running, the irregularity of guideway surface should be monitored by sensors measuring the displacement and acceleration between vehicle and guideway. In this study, the application methods of these sensors in the high speed maglev are investigated and through the experiments by using the small-scale test bed, the validity of examined methods is confirmed.

High Speed Maglev, Sensor, Position Detection, Guideway Monitoring

Lee, J. , Jo, J. , Han, Y. , Lee, C. and Sun, Y. (2014) A Study on the Sensor Applications for Position Detection and Guideway Monitoring in High Speed Maglev. Modern Mechanical Engineering, 4, 165-174. doi: 10.4236/mme.2014.44016.