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FA7-MaDe4Rail-KTH

Sponsors, duration, budget: Trafikverket ; 2023-09-01 -- 2024-08-31 Registration number:
  • Trafikverket 2023/43227
Subject(s): Abstract: Magnetic levitation (Maglev) systems are one kind of guided transport systems that are levitated and propelled from the guideway by magnetic forces. Since the maglev systems do not have any physical contact between the moving vehicle and the guideway during operation, many technical problems can be avoided, e.g., rail-wheel wear and fatigue, noise and vibration, low adhesion etc. The maglev systems are a relatively new technology and have distinguished features, which have the potential to improve the overall performance of future transportation. As the EU plans to build integrated, sustainable, multi-modal transport networks for the future, in the coming EU-Rail's research and innovation program, the technical feasibility and effectiveness of the maglev-derived systems are to be evaluated in the coming MaDe4Rail project of Flagship Area 4 (FA4). This MaDe4Rail project aims to build up a good understanding about their technical performance and economical benefits. Among other things, vehicle-infrastructure dynamic, energy consumption and economical issues are the important aspects which can assist the planning of the future transport system. The project activities are split into two Work Streams (WS) with totally eight Work Packages (WP). In collaboration with other European partners, the Swedish side will be involved in the following WPs (for detailed task description, see Section 1.7): WP1 Project Management, Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation; WP2 Identification and design concept of technical enablers and basic technologies supporting MDS; WP6 Technological maturity assessment for passenger and freight applications of the MDS & Evaluation of possible operating procedures for driving operations, CCS, TMS, Station management; WP7 Technical-economic feasibility study of MDS.
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