Linear Induction Motors

Jim Fisher said:
"Rideman: You must be on top of a coal mine if you are getting residential electricity for $.044/Kwh. That's cheap even for industrial power in most areas."

Nah... coal is too dirty to use. We run on nukes and Canadian power out here. :)

-------------
Jeff - (who lives about half-way between the Perry and Davis-Besse nuclear power plants)
"From the global village... in the age of communication!"
Watch the grass grow!

Does the Hulk use LIMs ? or a catapult Launch ?

Neither, it uses tires.

Volts ARE a measure of electric current. Just not where LIMS are concerned. Volts are a main unit of measurment at power plants and in the use of all forms of welding, where as motors whether they be LIMS or what not are measured by watts.
-----------------

Volts are NOT a measure of electric current. The Volt is a measure of electrical potential, that is, of electrical charge. The Watt is a measure of electrical power, that is, the product of potential and current. If you want to measure electrical current, you should do it in amperes. The relationships:

Power (watts) = charge (volts) * current (amps)
Voltage = Watts / Amps
Amps = Watts / Volts

High school Physics stuff... :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

RideMan said:

The thing is, LIMs are not some exotic technology. They are a fairly mature and well-established technology, and they are really quite simple.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Exactly. LIM's have been in use in amusement and theme park applications for a long time. Disney's Peoplemover system uses LIM's, and has won numerous awards for it's low emissions and such.

TITAN_FAN_13 said: That is cool how all Electricty and stuff like that works. I don't mean any harm and I'm not trying to stop anyone from having a good time. I just don't believe that anything tangible will ever come from these discussions

Maybe you're just a really busy person or something (whoever wrote that last bit), but so long as TITAN_FAN_13 is learning something, that's really all that matters, isn't it?
It's good to see kids excited about science and technology, and it's great that Titan_Fan has a forum to go to with questions.
~ Michael ~

Kids? Hmmmmmmm ..geez.. I'm 39....lol.
-----------------

How does a catapult Launch work ? What Device does it use ? any LIMs involved in a Catapult launch ?