Hypertube transport system

1. A hypertube transport system comprising:

a sealing part having an internal space that is isolated from an external atmospheric pressure side; and

a vehicle constituted by a vehicle body and a bogie to run in the sealing part,

wherein a superconducting electromagnet is provided in the bogie of the vehicle, and an electromagnetic rail is provided on an inner wall of the sealing part so that the vehicle runs by electromagnetic force between the superconducting electromagnet on the bogie of the vehicle and the electromagnetic rail on the inner wall of the sealing part,

the hypertube transport system comprises a disturbance impact attenuator provided at a vehicle-side to attenuate a disturbance impact caused by electromagnetic force, vibration, air resistance, or an irregular air flow, which is generated when the vehicle runs in the sealing part that is in a partial vacuum state, and

the hypertube transport system comprises a superconducting switch provided at a side of the superconducting electromagnet to perform switching between a charging mode and a permanent current mode, and

wherein the superconducting switch comprises:

a case;

a superconducting wire comprising a pair of first and second wire units overlapping each other;

a bobbin formed at a central portion of the case so that the superconducting wire is wound around the bobbin; and

a heater installed in a central space of the bobbin to generate heat when current is applied from an external power source,

wherein the first and second wire units are wound several times between a sidewall of the case and the bobbin.

2. The hypertube transport system of claim 1 , wherein ends of the first and second wire units, which are connected to each other, extend in a rounded shape so that one end of the first wire unit and one end of the second wire unit are spaced apart from each other and extend to be adjacent to overlap each other until the one end of the first wire unit and the one end of the second wire unit reach both ends.

3. The hypertube transport system of claim 1 , wherein entire outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second wire units are covered by an insulator to be insulated from each other and are insulated from the bobbin.

4. The hypertube transport system of claim 1 , wherein the disturbance impact attenuator comprises an electromagnetic force damper configured to prevent the external disturbance impact due to the electromagnetic force from being transmitted from a side of the bogie of the vehicle to a side of the vehicle body.

5. The hypertube transport system of claim 4 , wherein the electromagnetic force damper is installed on a front end of the superconducting electromagnet, which is installed on the vehicle bogie to face the sealing part inner wall-side electromagnetic rail, to attenuate electromagnetic vibration generated between the sealing part inner wall-side electromagnetic rail and the vehicle bogie-side superconducting electromagnet.

6. A hypertube transport system comprising:

a sealing part having an internal space that is isolated from an external atmospheric pressure side;

a vehicle constituted by a vehicle body and a bogie to run in the sealing part; and

one or more energy harvesters disposed in the vehicle to generate power based on the vibration of the vehicle,

wherein a superconducting electromagnet is provided in the bogie of the vehicle, and an electromagnetic rail is provided on an inner wall of the sealing part so that the vehicle runs by electromagnetic force between the superconducting electromagnet on the bogie of the vehicle and the electromagnetic rail on the inner wall of the sealing part,

the hypertube transport system comprises a disturbance impact attenuator provided at a vehicle-side to attenuate a disturbance impact caused by electromagnetic force, vibration, air resistance, or an irregular air flow, which is generated when the vehicle runs in the sealing part that is in a partial vacuum state, and

the hypertube transport system comprises a superconducting switch provided at a side of the superconducting electromagnet to perform switching between a charging mode and a permanent current mode, and

wherein each of the one or more energy harvesters comprises:

a first power generation module configured to convert vibration generated along a running direction of the vehicle into electrical energy;

a second power generation module configured to convert vibration generated along a direction of guiding force acting on the vehicle into electrical energy; and

a third power generation module configured to convert vibration generated along a direction of levitation force acting on the vehicle into electrical energy.

7. The hypertube transport system of claim 6 , wherein the first power generation module comprises a plurality of iron cores extending in a direction parallel to a proceeding direction of the vehicle and a coil wound around each of the iron cores, wherein the first power generation module converts the vibration generated in the proceeding direction of the vehicle into electrical energy,

the second power generation module comprises a plurality of horizontal iron cores extending from the iron cores in a direction in which the superconducting electromagnet is disposed and a horizontal coil wound around each of the horizontal iron cores, wherein the second power generation module converts the vibration generated along the direction of the guiding force acting on the vehicle into electrical energy,

the third power generation module converts the vibration generated along the direction of the levitation force acting on the vehicle into electrical energy, and

the first to third power generation modules generate electrical energy by a magnetic flux generated by the superconducting electromagnet.

8. The hypertube transport system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first electromagnet disposed at a front head of the vehicle;

a second electromagnet disposed at a rear tail of the vehicle; and

a power supply configured to supply power to the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet,

wherein the front head and rear tail of the vehicle are respectively magnetized with a first polarity and a second polarity through the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet by a control of the power supply to brake the vehicle.

9. The hypertube transport system of claim 8 , wherein the power supply supplies current to the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet to magnetize the front head of the vehicle with the first polarity and magnetize the rear tail of the vehicle with the second polarity so that a specific point of the sealing part has the same polarity as the first electromagnet, a repulsive force acts between the specific point of the sealing part and the front head of the vehicle, and an attractive force acts between the specific point of the sealing part and the rear tail of the vehicle, thereby braking the vehicle.

10. A hypertube transport system comprising:

a sealing part having an internal space that is isolated from an external atmospheric pressure side;

a vehicle constituted by a vehicle body and a bogie to run in the sealing part; and

an air flow blocking part installed at the vehicle-side to block a flow of air passing through a front head-side of the vehicle or block a flow of air passing through a gap between the vehicle and the sealing part tube,

wherein a superconducting electromagnet is provided in the bogie of the vehicle, and an electromagnetic rail is provided on an inner wall of the sealing part so that the vehicle runs by electromagnetic force between the superconducting electromagnet on the bogie of the vehicle and the electromagnetic rail on the inner wall of the sealing part,

the hypertube transport system comprises a disturbance impact attenuator provided at a vehicle-side to attenuate a disturbance impact caused by electromagnetic force, vibration, air resistance, or an irregular air flow, which is generated when the vehicle runs in the sealing part that is in a partial vacuum state, and

the hypertube transport system comprises a superconducting switch provided at a side of the superconducting electromagnet to perform switching between a charging mode and a permanent current mode, and

wherein the vehicle is decelerated and braked by a control operation of the air flow blocking part,

the air flow blocking part comprises a compressor opening/closing vane, and

the compressor opening/closing vane is installed at a front end of a compressor at the front head-side so that the vane is closed to block an introduction of the air into the compressor when decelerating and braking the vehicle.

11. A hypertube transport system comprising:

a sealing part having an internal space that is isolated from an external atmospheric pressure side;

a vehicle constituted by a vehicle body and a bogie to run in the sealing part; and

an air flow blocking part installed at the vehicle-side to block a flow of air passing through a front head-side of the vehicle or block a flow of air passing through a gap between the vehicle and the sealing part,

wherein a superconducting electromagnet is provided in the bogie of the vehicle, and an electromagnetic rail is provided on an inner wall of the sealing part so that the vehicle runs by electromagnetic force between the superconducting electromagnet on the bogie of the vehicle and the electromagnetic rail on the inner wall of the sealing part,

the hypertube transport system comprises a disturbance impact attenuator provided at a vehicle-side to attenuate a disturbance impact caused by electromagnetic force, vibration, air resistance, or an irregular air flow, which is generated when the vehicle runs in the sealing part that is in a partial vacuum state, and

the hypertube transport system comprises a superconducting switch provided at a side of the superconducting electromagnet to perform switching between a charging mode and a permanent current mode, and

wherein the vehicle is decelerated and braked by a control operation of the air flow blocking part,

the air flow blocking part comprises a moisture expansion material, and

the moisture expansion material is installed in a circumferential direction of the vehicle so that the material is expanded to block air passing through a gap between the tube and the vehicle when decelerating and braking the vehicle.

12. The hypertube transport system of claim 11 , wherein the moisture expansion material comprises a mixture of a calcium chloride-impregnated pore structure and superabsorbent polymer (SAP-iMPS-pCC: CaCl2-in-MesoPorous Silica grown on SuperAbsorbent Polymer), an MPS-pCC absorbent material, a zeolite absorbent material, a silica gel absorbent material, or the like.

13. The hypertube transport system of claim 1 , wherein a refrigerant for cooling compressed air is provided at the vehicle-side, and

the refrigerant for cooling the compressed air comprises a mixture in which a mixture of propanediol (C 3 H 8 O 2 ) and ethylene glycol (C 2 H 6 O 2 ) is mixed with slush in which ice and water are mixed.

14. The hypertube transport system of claim 13 , wherein the slush, in which the ice and the water are mixed, and a mixture of propanediol (C 3 H 8 O 2 ) and ethylene glycol (C 2 H 6 O 2 ) are mixed at a weight ratio of 1:9.