| DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTROL METHOD FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SEMI-ACTIVE SUSPENSION RECLAIMING ENERGY WITH VARYING CHARGE VOLTAGE IN STEPS |
| S. A. CHEN1, X. LI1, L. J. ZHAO2, Y. X. WANG2, Y. B. KIM2 |
1Jiangsu University
2Chonnam National University |
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| ABSTRACT |
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A system of electromagnetic semi-active suspension reclaiming energy (ESASRE), with an novel control varying charge voltage in steps (CVCVIS) based optimal integrated controller, is newly proposed to improve ride comfort and energy reclaiming. The proposed CVCVIS is built by changing the number of battery packs. The dynamic model of the semiactive suspension reclaiming energy is established first, which fully accounts for the non-linear characteristics of the damping actuator reclaiming energy (DARE). The parameters of DARE are decided by a compromise between ride comfort and manufacturing cost, with consideration of installation convenience. A integrated control system for ESASRE includes a controller for calculating the real-time ideal control force based on optimal linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control and the other for calculating the number of charging batteries to obtain the real-time actual control force using the proposed quasilinear relation function. Performance comparisons are implemented using three suspension types: ESASRE, the passive suspension, and the ideal active suspension. The performance index of ESASRE is 19.8% lower than that of the passive suspension, and 3.82% higher than that of the active suspension. With ESASRE, the power flowing into the battery pack accounts for 77.72% of the total vibration energy absorbed by DARE. |
| Key Words:
Semi-active suspension, Electromagnetic suspension, Reclaiming energy, Control varying charge voltage in steps, Control design |
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