The Support Magnet Cladding with Integrated IPS® Pick-Up Coil of Transrapid Vehicles

For the high-speed maglev system Transrapid the Inductive Power Supply (IPS®) has been developed on behalf of the BMVBS to afford a non-contact power supply of the vehicles (Zheng et al. 2005). In particular, the IPS® system substitutes the conventional system using power rails and current collectors. The essential vehicle components are pick-up coils integrated in the inner claddings of the support magnets. The development of the support magnet cladding including the qualification tests is presented.