Energy parameters of the vehicle electromagnetic shock absorber

The creation of an electromagnetic shock absorber system is necessary taking into account such parameters of the vehicle and operating conditions as the quality of the roadway, the grades, and the weight and size of the vehicle. A mathematical simulation model of the vehicle was developed to determine energy indicators in various road sections. The MATLAB Simulink programming environment was chosen to create the most practical and functional simulation model. A number of experiments were carried out using various parameters of the vehicle, types of roadways and driving cycles. Simulation results allow obtaining basic characteristics of electromagnetic damper of the selected vehicle, on the basis of which a linear electromagnetic damper shock absorber will be calculated. System energy efficiency was determined when using a vehicle on roads having a different road surface evenness index.

Energy-Harvesting Adaptive Vibration Damping in High-Speed Train Suspension using Electromagnetic Dampers

Electromagnetic damper cum energy harvester (EMDEH) is an emerging dual-function device that enables simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration control. This study presents a novel energy-harvesting adaptive vibration control application of EMDEH on the basis of the past EMDEH development in passive control. The proposed EMDEH comprises an electromagnetic damper connected to a specifically designed energy harvesting circuit (EHC), wherein the EHC is a buck–boost converter with a microcontroller unit (MCU) and a bridge rectifier. The effectiveness of the energy-harvesting adaptive vibration damping is validated numerically through a high-speed train (HST) model running at different speeds. MCU-controlled adaptive duty cycle adjustment in the EHC enables the EMDEHs to adaptively offer the optimal damping coefficients that are highly dependent on train speeds. In the meantime, the harvested power can be stored in rechargeable batteries by the EHC. Numerical results project the average output power ranging from 40.5[Formula: see text]W to 589.8[Formula: see text]W from four EMDEHs at train speed of 100–340[Formula: see text]km/h, with a maximum output power efficiency of approximately 35%. In comparison to energy-harvesting passive vibration control and a pure viscous damper, the proposed energy-harvesting adaptive control strategy can improve vibration reductions by approximately 40% and 27%, respectively, at a speed of 340[Formula: see text]km/h. These numerical results clearly demonstrate the benefit and prospect of the proposed energy-harvesting adaptive vibration control in HST suspensions.

Characteristic Test and Electromagnetic Analysis of Regenerative Hybrid Electrodynamic Damper for Vibration Mitigation and Monitoring of Stay Cables

Electromagnetic dampers are emerging as alternatives to conventional dampers applied to stay cables of bridges because they can reduce maintenance costs and allow vibration monitoring owing to their permanent driving characteristics and self-generation function. In this study, the main equations (including those for the induced electromotive force of the active coils and the total damping force of the damper) were derived through magnetic circuit analysis using the main parameters of the electromagnetic damper model. Characteristic tests were performed on electromagnetic damper prototypes to analyze the hysteretic dynamics and derive characteristics according to their structure and excitation conditions. On the basis of the results, we proposed a regenerative hybrid electrodynamic damper with an oxygen-free copper tube and teeth structure. Its physical and electromagnetic behaviors were examined through an electromagnetic analysis of the finite element model of the proposed damper. The results confirmed that attenuation occurred via strengthened magnetic flows, and the estimated power production is suitable for energy harvesting applications. Therefore, we confirmed the feasibility of constructing a system that can simultaneously perform cable attenuation and vibration monitoring using the proposed damper.