• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.139-150
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• 2010

Recently, full-scale research about a passenger tube train system is being progressed as a next-generation transportation system in Korea in light of global green technology. The Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) has commenced official research on the construction of a tube train system. In this paper, we studied various parameters of the tube train system such as the internal tube pressure, blockage ratio, and operating speed through computational analysis with a symmetric and elongated vehicle. This study was about the aerodynamic characteristics of a tube train that operated under standard atmospheric pressure (open field system, viz., ground) and in various internal tube environments (varying internal tube pressure, blockage ratio, and operating speed) with the same shape and operating speed. Under these conditions, the internal tube pressure was calculated when the energy efficiency had the same value as that of the open field train depending on various combinations of the operating speed and blockage ratio (the P-D relation). In addition, the dependence of the relation between the internal tube pressure and the blockage ratio (the P-${\beta}$ relation) was shown. Besides, the dependence of the relation between the total drag and the operating speed depending on various combinations of the blockage ratio and internal tube pressure (the D-V relation) was shown. Also, we compared the total (aerodynamic) drag of a train in the open field with the total drag of a train inside a tube. Then, we calculated the limit speed of the tube train, i.e., the maximum speed, for various internal tube pressures (the V-P relation) and the critical speed that leads to shock waves under various blockage ratios, which is related to the efficiency of the tube train (the critical V-${\beta}$ relation). Those results provide guidelines for the initial design and construction of a tube train system.

• Railway Journal
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.10-16
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• 2017

• Railway Journal
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.17-20
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• 2017

• JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORLD
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• s.392
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• pp.38-42
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• 2009

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.38-45
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• 2020

A magnetically levitating capsule train, which runs inside the sub-vacuum tube, can reach ultra-fast speeds by dramatically reducing the aerodynamic drag and friction. The capsule train uses the superconductor electrodynamic suspension (SC-EDS) method for levitation. The SC-EDS method has advantages, such as a large levitation gap and free of gap control, which could reduce the infra-construction cost. On the other hand, disadvantages, such as the large variation of the levitation-guidance gap and small damping characteristics in levitation-guidance force, could degrade the running stability and ride comfort of the capsule train. In this study, a dynamic analytical model of a capsule train based on the SC-EDS was developed to analyze the running dynamic characteristics. First, as important factors in the capsule train dynamics, the levitation and guidance stiffness in the SC-EDS system were derived, which depend non-linearly on the velocity and gap variation. A 3D dynamic analysis model for capsule trains was developed based on the derived stiffness. Through the developed model, the effects of the different running speeds on the ride comfort were analyzed. The effects of a disturbance from infrastructure, such as the curve radius, tube sag, and connection joint difference, on the running stability of the capsule train, were also analyzed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.61.1-61.1
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• 2013

최근 지구온난화 및 원유 공급 감소 또는 고갈로 에너지 효율성 높고 저탄소 녹색성장을 주도할 수 있는 철도산업에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있다. 초고속 자기부상철도는 에너지 효율이 높은 경제적인 교통수단으로써, 단위 수송당(인-km) 온실가스 배출량이 자동차의 38%, 항공기의 17%에 불과하고, 같은 궤도운송시스템인 고속철도에 비해서도 77%에 불과하고 단위수송당 에너지 소비율이 항공기의 80% 수준에 불과하므로, 화석에너지의 고갈이 예상되는 미래에 장거리 고속 이동 수단으로써 중요성이 확대되고 있다. 또한, 비접촉 추진 방식이므로 바퀴 접촉식 고속철도에 비해서 유지보수 비용이 저렴하고(34%에 불과) 고속철도에 비해 10dB 이상 소음 발생이 적은 수명주기 비용 및 환경측면에서 기존 철도시스템에 비해서 경쟁력이 있으므로 시급한 개발과 활용이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 초고속 자기부상철도 연구와 관련된 국내외 연구동향과 함께, 국가연구개발사업으로 추진중인 초고속 자기부상철도 핵심기술개발사업에 대해 살펴보았다. 또한, 미래기술로 각광을 받고 있는 튜브트레인 기술에 대해서도 알아보았다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.643-651
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• 2020

A capsule train runs inside a sub-vacuum tube and can reach very high speed due to the low air resistance. A capsule train uses a superconducting electrodynamic suspension (SC-EDS) method for levitation, which allows for a large levitation gap and does not require gap control. However, SC-EDS has inherent characteristics such as the large gap variation and a small damping effect in the levitation force, which can degrade the running stability and ride comfort. To overcome this, a stability improvement device should be designed and applied based on dynamic analysis. In this study, a 1/10 small-scale testbed was developed to replicate the dynamic characteristics of a capsule train and investigate the performance of stability improvement devices. The testbed is composed of a 6-degree-of-freedom Stewart platform for the realization of bogie motion, a secondary suspension with a running stabilization device, and a carbody. Based on the dynamic similarity law proposed by Jaschinski, the small-scale testbed was manufactured, and a bogie motion algorithm was applied with the consideration of guideway irregularity and levitation stiffness. The experimental results from the testbed were compared with simulation results to investigate the performance of the testbed.