To reduce mechanical loading due to guidance of the transport unit of a conveyor installation in the form of a long stator linear motor and nevertheless ensure safe retention of the transport unit on the conveyor track of the conveyor installation in all operating conditions, the normal force (F.sub.Nn) is controlled with a controller (Rk) for controlling the normal force (F.sub.Nn). The controller (Rk) determines a normal-force-forming current component (i.sub.And) of the drive current (i.sub.An) of the drive coils interacting with the transport unit (Tn) so that a resulting normal force (F.sub.Nn) acting on the transport unit (Tn) as the sum of the normal force (F.sub.Nn), a magnetic force (F.sub.Mn) in the normal direction (N) caused by the drive magnets, and an external force (F.sub.En) in the normal direction (N) acting on the transport unit (Tn) corresponds at least to a specified retaining force (F.sub.Nnmin) in the normal direction (N).

A detection system for a suspension system of a maglev train, comprising a detection component and a controller. The detection component comprises: a driving unit, a first test coil unit and a second test coil unit. A first test coil group of the first test coil unit corresponds to a gap coil of a to-be-detected suspension sensor, and a second test coil group of the second test coil unit corresponds to a speed coil of the to-be-detected suspension sensor. The controller is communicatively connected with the driving unit and a suspension controller, the driving unit is configured to send a driving signal to at least one of the first test coil unit and the second test coil unit in response to a control command from the controller, and the controller is configured to acquire parameter information fed back by the suspension controller.

A detection system for a suspension system of a maglev train, comprising a detection component and a controller. The detection component comprises: a driving unit, a first test coil unit and a second test coil unit. A first test coil group of the first test coil unit corresponds to a gap coil of a to-be-detected suspension sensor, and a second test coil group of the second test coil unit corresponds to a speed coil of the to-be-detected suspension sensor. The controller is communicatively connected with the driving unit and a suspension controller, the driving unit is configured to send a driving signal to at least one of the first test coil unit and the second test coil unit in response to a control command from the controller, and the controller is configured to acquire parameter information fed back by the suspension controller.

A system and method in at least one embodiment provides magnetic levitation to a vehicle above and/or partially about a rail or track using a flux field generator having a plurality of members having mated waveform patterns. In a further embodiment, the magnetic levitation also uses a distribution system. In a further embodiment, the plurality of members forms a disk-pack turbine. In a further embodiment, the flux field generator is not vehicle based.

A magnetic bearing system for controlling magnetic coupling between a mobile carriage and a guideway and a method for controlling the magnetic bearing system. The magnetic bearing system includes at least one engine, which includes at least two poles, at least one permanent magnet and at least one coil. The engine is configured to be magnetically coupled to the guideway through at least one air gap.

The present disclosure in some embodiments provides a method for controlling a magnetic levitation object, including steps of: receiving, by a magnetic levitation seat, angular offset information from the magnetic levitation object; determining, by the magnetic levitation seat, an offset angle of a center of gravity of the magnetic levitation object relative to a central magnetic point of the magnetic levitation seat in accordance with the angular offset information; and adjusting, by the magnetic levitation seat, a magnetic force from a corresponding region of the magnetic levitation seat in accordance with the offset angle.

To reduce mechanical loading due to guidance of the transport unit of a conveyor installation in the form of a long stator linear motor and nevertheless ensure safe retention of the transport unit on the conveyor track of the conveyor installation in all operating conditions, the normal force (F.sub.Nn) is controlled with a controller (Rk) for controlling the normal force (F.sub.Nn). The controller (Rk) determines a normal-force-forming current component (i.sub.And) of the drive current (i.sub.An) of the drive coils interacting with the transport unit (Tn) so that a resulting normal force (F.sub.Nn) acting on the transport unit (Tn) as the sum of the normal force (F.sub.Nn), a magnetic force (F.sub.Mn) in the normal direction (N) caused by the drive magnets, and an external force (F.sub.En) in the normal direction (N) acting on the transport unit (Tn) corresponds at least to a specified retaining force (F.sub.Nnmin) in the normal direction (N).

Vehicle guidance system that includes a first guidance bogie selectively positionable in a first position for travel and a second position for direction change and a second guidance bogie selectively positionable in a third position for travel and a fourth position for direction change. At a common crossing, one of: the first guidance bogie is selectively positioned into the second position, or the second guidance bogie is selectively positioned into the fourth position.

In an electromagnetic transport system, a transport route is divided into transport sections, each including at least one transport segment. A section control unit is assigned to each transport section, and a segment controller is assigned to each transport segment. A logistics unit, specifies a destination of the transport units to section control units via the logistics network. Section control units are connected to segment controllers of associated transport segments via a segment network and are designed to: determine a track section for the associated transport section from the destination, determine target values using the track section and transmit the target values to the segment controllers via the segment network. Segment controllers supply current to drive coils using target values and occurring actual values to generate a magnetic field which interacts with drive magnets of the transport units to move the transport units.

A system and method in at least one embodiment provides magnetic levitation to a vehicle above and/or partially about a rail or track using a flux field generator having a plurality of members having mated waveform patterns. In a further embodiment, the magnetic levitation also uses a distribution system. In a further embodiment, the plurality of members forms a disk-pack turbine. In a further embodiment, the flux field generator is not vehicle based.