• DocumentCode
    3522212
  • Title

    Effects of vortex shedding on Maglev suspension systems

  • Author

    Bin Huang ; Zongli Lin

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-24 April 2003
  • Firstpage
    207
  • Lastpage
    212
  • Abstract
    Vortex shedding occurs on a Maglev train when there is sufficiently high-speed wind blowing perpendicularly on it. The vortex shedding will cause the suspension to fluctuate and, in the event of strong wind, may even cause the suspension to vibrate to failure. In this paper, a simplified model that only considers the vertical motion of the train is used to illustrate the effects of the vortex shedding. Under a given suspension control system, it is shown through simulation that winds of different speeds cause different degrees of performance degradation of the control system.
  • Keywords
    magnetic levitation; mechanical variables control; railways; vortices; wind; Maglev suspension systems; Maglev train vertical motion; high-speed wind; performance degradation; suspension; suspension control system; vortex shedding; Bridges; Control system synthesis; Control systems; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic levitation; Motion control; Safety; Solids; Vehicles; Wind speed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Rail Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE/ASME Joint
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7741-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RRCON.2003.1204666
  • Filename
    1204666