Abstract
Electromagnetic suspension (EMS) system for magnetically levitated vehicles can utilize different types of magnets, such as room temperature electromagnets, superconducting magnets as well as permanent magnets. In the course of the study the trichotomy has been applied to the electromagnetic suspension system. The EMS configuration considered in this paper has been treated as a combination of these three types of magnets modelled individually. Results of computations were compared to measurements on a working prototype that provided stable levitation of a platform weighing above 190 kg. A good agreement between the simulated and measured parameters enabled verification of the computational models for separate magnets, selection of efficient control algorithms for a combined EMS system, validation of numerical procedures for payload scaling for practical maglev applications. The combined EMS under study has demonstrated improved power consumption as compared to the conventional EMS. Optimal control algorithms for a combined EMS should factor in various criteria, including rapidity, stability, power consumption, weight, reliability, etc. Different types of magnets can be integrated into a single module to reach the desired performance. Hence, the optimum solution for the EMS design and relevant control algorithms should be searched within a common procedure using detailed computational models.
Highlights
The magnetic levitation technology is principally categorized [Zhuravlyov, 2003; Zhigang at.al., 2015; Lee et al, 2006; Yan, 2006; Yan, 2008] as electromagnetic suspension (EMS), or attractive levitation, and electrodynamic suspension (EDS) [Bocharov, Nagorsky, 1991; Dzenzersky et al, 2001; Kim, 2007], or repulsive levitation
Simulations with integrated models have been compared to measurements on a working prototype capable of stable levitation of a platform weighing more than 190 kg
8 Conclusions A concept is proposed for an EMS system that combines various types of magnets and is suited for the maglev application
Summary
The magnetic levitation technology is principally categorized [Zhuravlyov, 2003; Zhigang at.al., 2015; Lee et al, 2006; Yan, 2006; Yan, 2008] as electromagnetic suspension (EMS), or attractive levitation, and electrodynamic suspension (EDS) [Bocharov, Nagorsky, 1991; Dzenzersky et al, 2001; Kim, 2007], or repulsive levitation. The search for the most efficient suspension systems for the maglev transport leads to configurations that employ different types of magnets [Morishita et al, 1989]. At the first stage of our study the electromagnetic suspension has been trichotomized into a combination of three types of magnets, EM, SC, and PM, modelled individually. Individual magnet models are integrated into a combined EMS system. Simulations with integrated models have been compared to measurements on a working prototype capable of stable levitation of a platform weighing more than 190 kg. A good agreement between the simulated and measured parameters enables (1) verification of the computational models for individual magnets; (2) selection of efficient control algorithms for the combined EMS system, (3) validation of numerical procedures for payload scaling for practical maglev applications
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