🚄 How It Works in a Maglev Hyperloop

In a Maglev Hyperloop using a Halbach array, here’s how it all comes together:

🔋 1. The Pod (Vehicle) Has a Halbach Array
• A row of permanent magnets is installed on the bottom or sides of the pod in a Halbach configuration.
• This creates a focused magnetic field downward, toward the track.

🧲 2. The Track is Conductive (but not magnetic)
• The track is often made of aluminum or copper — not magnetized, but highly conductive.

🌀 3. Levitation by Electrodynamic Suspension (EDS)
• As the Halbach array moves over the track at high speed, it induces eddy currents in the conductive surface.
• These eddy currents generate opposing magnetic fields, which repel the pod, lifting it upward — no contact, no friction.

This is pure physics magic: magnetic levitation without motors or fuel!

🔧 4. Stabilization
• The arrangement also helps center the pod laterally, making it self-stabilizing — the magnetic forces push the pod back to the middle if it drifts.