A Novel Overlapped Compensation Structure and Its Effectiveness Verification for Expansion Joints in Plate-Type PMEDS Vehicles

In the plate-type permanent magnet electrodynamic suspension (PMEDS) vehicle, expansion joints in discrete conductive plates trigger the eddy current truncation effect, thereby causing an attenuation in the levitation force. To address this issue, a novel overlapped compensation structure is propose...

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Main Authors: Shuqing Zhang, Siyi Wu, Hongfu Shi, Zhengyan Li, Zigang Deng
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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Siyi Wu
Hongfu Shi
Zhengyan Li
Zigang Deng
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description In the plate-type permanent magnet electrodynamic suspension (PMEDS) vehicle, expansion joints in discrete conductive plates trigger the eddy current truncation effect, thereby causing an attenuation in the levitation force. To address this issue, a novel overlapped compensation structure is proposed, and its effectiveness is verified via simulation and experiment. First, the overlapped compensation structure and principle are introduced, followed by its theoretical model. Additionally, the comparative time-varying levitation force, along with its attenuation percentages, is analyzed under different guideways. Additionally, the optimal structure specifications covering overlapped thickness and length are studied, followed by a design guideline. In addition, dynamic analysis of a single bogie is carried out to analyze the effectiveness of the overlapped compensation structure in terms of vertical stability improvement. Lastly, the equivalent experiments are implemented to further confirm the proposed overlapped compensation structure. The experiment’s result reveals that compared to the original guideway expansion joint, the overlapped compensation structure can reduce levitation force attenuation by 20%. This work is expected to provide a reference for conductive plate guideway establishment in practical applications.
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spelling doaj-art-7d2c1fb8442c4edc9e33e0a4f5539bcc2025-08-20T03:14:13ZengMDPI AGActuators2076-08252025-04-0114418210.3390/act14040182A Novel Overlapped Compensation Structure and Its Effectiveness Verification for Expansion Joints in Plate-Type PMEDS VehiclesShuqing Zhang0Siyi Wu1Hongfu Shi2Zhengyan Li3Zigang Deng4State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaSchool of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaSchool of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaIn the plate-type permanent magnet electrodynamic suspension (PMEDS) vehicle, expansion joints in discrete conductive plates trigger the eddy current truncation effect, thereby causing an attenuation in the levitation force. To address this issue, a novel overlapped compensation structure is proposed, and its effectiveness is verified via simulation and experiment. First, the overlapped compensation structure and principle are introduced, followed by its theoretical model. Additionally, the comparative time-varying levitation force, along with its attenuation percentages, is analyzed under different guideways. Additionally, the optimal structure specifications covering overlapped thickness and length are studied, followed by a design guideline. In addition, dynamic analysis of a single bogie is carried out to analyze the effectiveness of the overlapped compensation structure in terms of vertical stability improvement. Lastly, the equivalent experiments are implemented to further confirm the proposed overlapped compensation structure. The experiment’s result reveals that compared to the original guideway expansion joint, the overlapped compensation structure can reduce levitation force attenuation by 20%. This work is expected to provide a reference for conductive plate guideway establishment in practical applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/14/4/182plate-type PMEDSeddy current truncationlevitation force attenuationoverlapped compensation structurevertical stability improvement
spellingShingle Shuqing Zhang
Siyi Wu
Hongfu Shi
Zhengyan Li
Zigang Deng
A Novel Overlapped Compensation Structure and Its Effectiveness Verification for Expansion Joints in Plate-Type PMEDS Vehicles
Actuators
plate-type PMEDS
eddy current truncation
levitation force attenuation
overlapped compensation structure
vertical stability improvement
title A Novel Overlapped Compensation Structure and Its Effectiveness Verification for Expansion Joints in Plate-Type PMEDS Vehicles
title_full A Novel Overlapped Compensation Structure and Its Effectiveness Verification for Expansion Joints in Plate-Type PMEDS Vehicles
title_fullStr A Novel Overlapped Compensation Structure and Its Effectiveness Verification for Expansion Joints in Plate-Type PMEDS Vehicles
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Overlapped Compensation Structure and Its Effectiveness Verification for Expansion Joints in Plate-Type PMEDS Vehicles
title_short A Novel Overlapped Compensation Structure and Its Effectiveness Verification for Expansion Joints in Plate-Type PMEDS Vehicles
title_sort novel overlapped compensation structure and its effectiveness verification for expansion joints in plate type pmeds vehicles
topic plate-type PMEDS
eddy current truncation
levitation force attenuation
overlapped compensation structure
vertical stability improvement
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/14/4/182
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