b'12 Partner News Spring 2024AcademicIn advancing the Hyperloop technology, HYPEDs research team plays a crucial role, particularly in the domains of sustainability and energy efficiency. For the 2023/2024 academic year, our focus is on refining vacuum maintenance and pod design to Beyond academics:significantly lower the operating energy demand of the Hyperloop, elevating it as a sustainable transport solution. Through The HYPED experiencethese comprehensive studies, HYPEDs research team is not only contributing to the technological advancement of the at the University of EdinburghHyperloop but also to its positioning as a more viable and eco-friendly mode of transportation.By IET Student Member Juraj Pavlovic HYPEDs Outreach Team plays a vital role in promoting Hyperloop technology and STEM to a diverse audience. We organise a range of activities, from participating HYPED, the University of Edinburghsin conferences to running interactive Hyperloop Team, is more than just anotherworkshops for various age groups. These student society. Were a collectiveworkshops, tailored for students from of students aiming to revolutioniseprimary to university level, include engaging transportation through the development ofdemonstrations and experiments. Through Hyperloop technology. Imagining a worldthese efforts, we aim to inspire the next where travel from Edinburgh to Londongeneration of engineers and innovators. takes merely 45 minutes, we work at the intersection of sustainability, technology,What excites me the most about being part and human ingenuity. of HYPED is the startup-like ecosystem weve cultivated. Working on pioneer Being at the forefront of Hyperlooptechnology allows our members to gain development in the UK, it is essential forinvaluable work experience thats both HYPED to constantly adapt the designsdynamic and impactful. Students arent of our prototypes as well as the thoughtjust crunching numbers or writing code process of its members. Annually, HYPEDrotary motor unwrapped and laid flat within a vacuum; theyre part of a team thats produces a pod prototype of the Hyperloopthe track itself acting as a rotor. This allowspushing the boundaries of whats possible. concept to be presented and compete incontactless momentum. HYPED is also in the annual Hyperloop competition - EHW.active development of a design for a HybridThey get to see the tangible outputs of Electromagnetic Suspension to achieve thetheir work, whether its in the form of a Each rendition of the prototype comprisesfirst levitating Hyperloop prototype in thephysical pod prototype, a research paper, new innovations including incorporation ofUK. This design allows for the Hyperloopor a community outreach program. This new technologies. A key component of thepod to maintain an equilibrium airgap - areal-world experience is something thats prototypes is the Linear Induction Motor,fixed distance from the track through ahard to find in a classroom setting and adds used to replace conventional electricalcombination of permanent magnets andan extraordinary layer to their university motors. It is essentially a 3-phase electricalelectromagnets at minimum energy use.journey.'