Glossary of Maglev Terms

Maglev Terms:
BAA to headway, HSGT to LSM, MAGLEV to WES

BAA or Broad Agency Announcement

A notice from the Government that requests scientific or research proposals from private firms concerning certain areas of interest to the Government. The proposals submitted by private firms may lead to contracts.

Bogie

A railroad car or locomotive undercarriage.

Commutate

Reverse the direction of an alternating current each half cycle to yield a unidirectional current.

Consist

The composition (number and specific identity) of individual units of a train.

Cryogenics

The science of low temperature phenomena.

Cryostat

A device for maintaining constant low temperature.

DOE

Department of Energy

DOT

Department of Transportation.

EDS

electrodynamic suspension.

EMS

electromagnetic suspension.

Emsland

Test site of the TR07 in Germany.

ES

Extensive sharing of right of way.

externalities

public benefits.

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration.

fiber

A polymer based alternative to ferrous reinforcement of concrete and reinforced other materials - plastic.

FRA

Federal Railroad Administration.

FRP

Fiber Reinforced Plastic

FY

Fiscal Year.

GMSA

Government Maglev System Assessment.

guideway

A riding surface (including support structure) that physically guides vehicles specially designed to travel on it.

H-bridge

A four arm, alternating current bridge, the balance of which varies with electrical frequency.

headway

The interval between the passing of the front ends of successive vehicles moving in the same direction along the same lane, track, or other guideway.

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