About a year ago I published a proposal for a high speed transit format for the UK called the MaRT proposal. This envisaged a high speed national metro system for the UK using maglev technology. The responses I got were generally encouraging but sceptical of Maglev technology. so I have devised a alternative system called the Skate Train (an inline wheel format) and have written a short presentation outlining my ideas.
Its main novelty, apart from the infrastructure described in the original proposal. is that it combines the use of Tesla battery packs to augment an external DC power feed. This allows a high speed format to use the advantages of DC transmission without the impediment of low voltage which reduces power and thus high speed. This is conceptual and the detailed maths is beyond my ken, but I have a hunch that combining the two will lead to an efficient and economically viable system.
If you are curious, I attach my presentation to read. I would really like to engage in a discussion to find out whether or not such a system is possible. As you will see, the idea progresses through the presentation and I even manage to supercede my own concept in the final slides! :biggrin:
Skate Train Presentation
View attachment Skate Train presentation2.pdf
MaRT proposal
View attachment MaRT proposal.pdf
Its main novelty, apart from the infrastructure described in the original proposal. is that it combines the use of Tesla battery packs to augment an external DC power feed. This allows a high speed format to use the advantages of DC transmission without the impediment of low voltage which reduces power and thus high speed. This is conceptual and the detailed maths is beyond my ken, but I have a hunch that combining the two will lead to an efficient and economically viable system.
If you are curious, I attach my presentation to read. I would really like to engage in a discussion to find out whether or not such a system is possible. As you will see, the idea progresses through the presentation and I even manage to supercede my own concept in the final slides! :biggrin:
Skate Train Presentation
View attachment Skate Train presentation2.pdf
MaRT proposal
View attachment MaRT proposal.pdf
Last edited: