Patent ID: 7191710

Claim:
A method for generation of electrical energy, comprising the steps of: a) providing at least one magnetic levitation vehicle; b) providing a magnetic levitation guideway for said at least one magnetic levitation vehicle, the magnetic levitation guideway extending between an elevated upper end and a lower end at a lower elevation, the magnetic levitation guideway having a plurality of magnetic propulsion windings for propulsion of said at least one magnetic levitation vehicle; c) loading at least one storage mass block, each of which is many times heavier than the vehicle, on said at least one magnetic levitation vehicle at the elevated upper end of the magnetic levitation guideway; d) moving said at least one magnetic levitation vehicle from the elevated upper end of the magnetic levitation guideway to the lower end of the magnetic levitation guideway to generate electrical energy through the propulsion windings of the magnetic levitation guideway; and e) delivering said electrical energy generated through said propulsion windings to a regional electrical power grid.