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The superconducting magnet system for MAGLEV vehicles in 550 km/h operation on the Yamanashi Test Line.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : TSUCHISHIMA H., TERAI M.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The Railway Technical Research Institute started test running of the system in April 1997 on the Yamanashi Test Line. Eight months thereafter, or in December 1997, the test vehicles recorded the world's highest speed of 550 km/h, which had been the first target of the development. Various tests related to the system are successfully being promoted to verify the high technical level attained so far. The paper outlines the developmental processes of the superconducting magnet, on-board refrigeration system, and other cryogenic systems, reports the results and operation during the past year, and introduces some of the key technologies that led to the unprecedented speed of 550 km/h.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 2000-1709
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Cryogenics/ Cryog. Eng. - vol. 33 - n. 10
  • Publication date: 1998
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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