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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2002
Craig Hammann Stephan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Michael Miller, Saline, MI (US);
Lloyd Craig Davis, Plymouth, MI (US);
Richard David Anderson, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A transportation system includes a guideway lane and a power cable assembly extending along the guideway lane. The system further includes a vehicle configured to travel on the guideway lane. The vehicle includes a self-centering transformer that is movable along the cable assembly and configured to cooperate with the cable assembly to transfer power to the vehicle. In addition, the transformer includes a magnet array that creates a magnetic field for centering the transformer-with respect to the cable assembly as the transformer moves along the cable assembly.