Undergrad Difference between electrodynamic suspension (EDS) & quantum levitation?

[kipling_01]

TL;DR

What is the difference between electrodynamic suspension (EDS) in maglev trains and quantum levitation? I'm having trouble distinguishing the difference between both.

What is the difference between electrodynamic suspension (EDS) in maglev trains and quantum levitation? I'm having trouble distinguishing the difference between both.

 

[trurle]

Quantum levitation is by definition a positioning system based on Meissner effect.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Are you going to have us write your entire IB essay for you? I feel that if we're doing the work, we should get the credit. How do you feel?

Do maglev trains use superconductors? There's one difference right there,

 

[PeterDonis]

What is the difference between electrodynamic suspension (EDS) in maglev trains and quantum levitation? I'm having trouble distinguishing the difference between both.

What sources have you looked at and what have you found out from them? Where are you encountering trouble?

 

[kipling_01]

Are you going to have us write your entire IB essay for you? I feel that if we're doing the work, we should get the credit. How do you feel?

Do maglev trains use superconductors? There's one difference right there,

Hello, Vanadium 50,

Thank you for your message. The purpose of the Physics Forum is to help users with their questions of inquiry. In my case, I'm simply asking the distinction between EDS Maglev trains and quantum levitating trains. Before asking this question, I did further research and noticed a lot of similarities between EDS trains and quantum levitating trains. Therefore, I wanted to know if anyone in this forum would help me clarify my confusion. Please refrain from assuming that I would want the users from this forum to write up my entire IB Essay, as this is not the case. Furthermore, I have already referenced all the users that have helped me throughout my report.

There are two types of maglevs: electromagnetic suspension (EMS) and electrodynamic suspension (EDS).

Now responding to your question about maglevs using superconductors, yes they do --> in EDS trains. This can be seen in the recent development of SCMaglevs in Japan. That is why I was wondering if EDS Maglev trains use the quantum properties of quantum levitation (including the Meissner Effect, flux pinning, and quantum locking) to operate these types of trains. If that is the case, why is it known as EDS trains and not Quantum Levitating trains?

Regards,
kipling_01

 

[Vanadium 50]

Take a look at how the magnets are arranged on a normal and a superconducting maglev train. Take a look at how magnets are configured in the typical Meissner-effect levitation demo. Google Meissner Effect and Maglev. That should get you plenty of information for your project.