Elon Musk’s wild Hyperloop is slowly becoming a reality
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- May 09, 2016
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The company on Monday did reveal more details about the kind of magnetic levitation system it’ll use for hits Hyperloop project, Business Insider reports. The company will rely on a passive magnetic levitation system developed by Lawrence Livermore National Labs.
Hyperloop Technologies said the magnetic fields in the tunnel will lift the pod before a “thrust force” is applied, which will then accelerate it to speeds of up to 767 mph. When the same force is applied for breaking the pod, the system’s battery is recharged through regenerative breaking.
“Utilising a passive levitation system will eliminate the need for power stations along the Hyperloop track, which makes this system the most suitable for the application and will keep construction costs low,” Hyperloop Transportation Technologies COO Bibop Gresta said. “From a safety aspect, the system has huge advantages, levitation occurs purely through movement, therefore, if any type of power failure occurs, Hyperloop pods would continue to levitate and only after reaching minimal speeds touch the ground.”
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