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SECTION III-E
AMLEV ADVANTAGES:
A. Safety:
- failure of any auxiliary system of either guideway or vehicle, such as power system, automatic control system, etc. cannot lead to collapse;
- at any shutdown the vehicle will continue its flight, gradually lowering its speed to the value of Vo =25m/s when emergency supporting wheels start operating to stop it;
- magnetic fields of the permanent magnets are closed by the iron cores and harmless to passengers;
- dangerous vibrations of a vehicle are eliminated.
B. Self-Regulation of all devices
C. Use of permanent magnets as a source of magnetic field:
- they are significantly less expensive in both manufacture and operation;
- they can be of any size and made of any shape;
- they do not loose their magnetization and levitation ability over time;
- they do not require: super cooling, servo control systems or source of energy placed inside the vehicle.
D. Simple Design and Low Weight of the Vehicle
E. Convenience for passengers:
- vehicles can depart from a terminal one by one as they fill up.
F. Flexible trajectory:
- Since vehicle speed is determined by the design of the stator winding, and due to Amlev self-regulation its track admits radiuses of curves compatible with existing highways and railways;
G. Power system is simple and reliable.