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Superconducting Maglev System - Innovative Transportation -

November 11, 2005

Motoaki Terai

CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY

Features of Superconducting Maglev

Larger Air GapUltra High-speedLess Energy Consumption and Less CO2 EmissionLighter Vehicle Weight Higher Acceleration and Deceleration PerformanceLess Noise Emission Operator-developed System

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Advantages of Larger Air GapSuperconducting Maglev

MLX01

No active air gap control for both levitation and guidance

Safe and stable operation in various geographical conditions

No chance of derailment even under earthquake shocks due to strong electromagnetic suspension

80 mm

100 mm

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2040

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120140

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Average Speed （km/h）

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Automobile

Airplane

Transrapid

Superconducting Maglev

Less CO2 Emission

Superconducting Maglev emits less CO2 than above transportation modes, despite its high operational speed.

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

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1,000

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400Capacity [seat/train]

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ShinkansenSeries 700TR08

ICE(German HSR)

MLX01

Lighter Vehicle Weight

Lighterweight Superconducting Maglev MLX01 vehicle for higher speed and less energy consumption.

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300X (Jul.26, 1996, Tokaido)

TGV (1989-, TGV-Atlantique)

MLX01 (Dec.2, 2003,Yamanashi)

Transrapid (Shanghai)

Series 700 “Nozomi“(1999-, Tokaido)

581

8.8

430443

37.520.217.0

285

［ 29.2 ］ （ 1.3 ）（ 3.5 ）（ 3.8 ） Total distance of the acceleration section.

300

Speed [ km/h ]

Higher Acceleration Performance - Higher Acceleration Performance with Lighter Vehicle

501

17.813.3（ 1.5 ）（ 5.2 ）

Distance for Superconducting Maglev to travel in the time for each system to reach

its top speed.

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Conclusion

Superconducting Maglev technology is environmentally friendlier and has higher operational performance considering its high speed.

JR-Central is technically ready for deploying the Superconducting Maglev System for the revenue service.