Design Methodology for Shock Absorbers with Regenerative Effect for Springing Systems of Wheeled Vehicles

Abstract

This article discusses the end-to-end design of electric machines (EM) for their use in the composition of shock absorbers with a regenerative effect (SARE) and its stages. It describes the implementation and end-to-end design of synchronous EM with permanent magnets (PM) with the help of the developed methods of design and modern methods of technical systems analysis. The authors apply the methods of finite elements and simulation analysis in a virtual operation using MATLAB. The process of designing shock absorbers with a regenerative effect is cyclic and iterative. The design includes the formation of the necessary damping characteristics, calculation of the main dimensions of the generator and their optimization, as well as the study of electromagnetic fields arising during the operation of the shock absorber using finite element methods and subsequent virtual operation of the device, simulating the operation in real operating conditions. The development is completed when all the necessary technical and economic requirements are met with the subsequent development of design documentation.