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Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Trafikudvalget 2006-07 TRU alm. del Bilag 361 Offentligt Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Seite 1 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Propulsion Traveling Field Seite 2 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Project SMTP Difference Transrapid/Rail The non-contact and non-wearing levitation, guidance and propulsion technology is independent of friction Seite 3 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology System Overview OCS Section n Section n+1 VRS VSC VSC VTC 2 1 Radio System DRS CCS DRS DCC DCC DSC DTC DSC DTC DPS DSM DSM DPS DPS DSM DSM DPS CR CR CR CR CR Propulsion Substation n Substation n+1 Substation n+2 Substation n Substation n+1 Substation n+2 CCS = Centralised Control System DPS = Decentralised Propulsion Shut-off VTC = Vehicle Transmission Computer DRS = Decentralised Radio System DCC = Decentralised Control System DSM = Decentralised Switch Module VSC = Vehicle Safety Computer CR = Converter Seite 4 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. DSC = Decentralised Safety Computer DTC = Decentralised Transmission Computer VRS = Vehicle Radiop System Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology System Overview Radio Location Vehicle Station Switch Switch Propulsion Power Rail Operation Info Operation Control System Seite 5 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Speed Profile km/h 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Seite 6 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Guideway Switches Seite 7 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Hybrid Girder Seite 8 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Speed Profile km/h 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Seite 9 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Guideway Switches Seite 10 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Space Requirement 16 14 14,3 12 13,2 14% less 11,4 38% less 10 2 (m / m) 8 8,8 6 4 2 0 At grade Guideway ICE at grade TR at grade ICE elevated TR elevated 4,4 - 5,1 m At elevated Guideway Seite 11 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Aplication Transrapid Gradient (max 10%) (Track-mounted drive) Railroad (Vehicle-mounted drive) Gradient (max 4%) 150% higher grade climbing ability about 50% smaller curve radius by 300 km/h Seite 12 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Magnetic Field Strength in µTesla 1000 1000 500 100 50 Earth’s Electric Transrapid Color TV Magnetic Field Hair Dryer Stove Seite 13 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Noise Emission at a speed of 300 km/h the Transrapid is perceived as half of the noise level of a high speed train Seite 14 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology TGV av. Older lines1) Infrastructure Costs TGV Mediterranean2) Million Euro/double track km ICE av. Different lines3) 50 ICE Nuernberg-Inglostadt4) 50 ICE Koeln-Frankfurt5) 42.2 SKS Taipeh-Kaohsiung6) TGV Seoul-Pusan7) 40 33.1 HSR south Netherlands8) 30.9 31.5 30 25.7 TR Hamburg-Berlin9) TR Shanghai airport9) 18.8 17 20 15.2 9.1 10 Costs for vehicles are not included 0 270 km/h 300 km/h 430 km/h Ballast Track Ballastless Track TR Guideway Sources: Project Liaison Office Shanghai, 1) Average TGV older Lines include: Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bretagne, Est, Grand Sud, Interconnexion Sud, Transalpin, Limousin, Provence, Languedoc, Midi, Normandie, Picardie, Rhein-Rhone, (price level 2000); 2) TGV Mediterrane: PM 2/01 (price level 2000); 3) ICE av. diff. Line: Hannover-Wuerzburg and Mannheim-Stuttgart, Mittelsstandsarge (price level 1988); 4) ICE Nuernberg/Ingolstadt: Mittelstandsarge/Boege (price level 2002); 5) ICE Koeln/Frankfurt: DB (price level 2002); 6) Shinkansen Taipeh/Kaohsiung: Rail Gazette 3/01(price level 2000); 7) TGV Soul/Pusar: VR 201/01 and www.thsrc.com.tw (price level 2001); 8) HSR Sud: HSR Consortium Netherland; 9) TR Laison Office Shanghai and TRI Berlin (price level 2001) Seite 15 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Energy Consumotion Wh/seat & km 550 500 Car (4 seats) 523 450 ICE 1 (401 seats) 400 Transrapid (430 seats) 350 A 320 (134 seats) 300 40% less 250 279 200 150 184 154 100 103 112 50 72 0 100 200 300 400 800 Km/h Seite 16 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Maintenance Costs ICE % Transrapid 100 100 100 90 100 80 70 approx. 66 % less 60 50 40 41 30 34 29 20 10 0 Vehicle Guideway Total Seite 17 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Safety Safe against derailment No speed reduction in case of crosswinds Permanent Guideway Inspection regarding Geometry Deviations No possibility for collision Motor Section Activated Motor Section Switched Off Motor Section Switched Off Energy Supply Fully automated Transportation System Seite 18 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Safety of Transrapid The system has been designed and simulated for the following events with a speed of 500 km/h: Collision of the skid with a stone of 15 kg Collision of the nose with a stone of 50 kg laying on the guideway Collision of the nose with a tree-trunk leaning on the guideway in a 45 degree angle Collision of the nose with a tree-trunk placed on top of the guideway Seite 19 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. Shanghai Maglev Transrapid Technology Transrapid Summary Fast in acceleration (65 % higher by only 20% distance) Riskless for people (pace maker) Environment-friendly in energy consumption (40 % less) Lower space requirements (15 –25% less) Application possibilities (curve radius 50% less, gradient 150% higher) Lower maintenance cost (70 % less) Safe against derailment and collision Seite 20 Copyright (C) Siemens AG 2001. All Rights Reserved. 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