Magnetic circuit design of MR controller for improving the performance of the suspension

Abstract

Magnetorheological (MR) damper is widely used in civil engineering, heavy-duty vehicles to speed up safely, and so on. In this paper, an MR controller for adjusting the stiffness and damping of a semi-active air suspension is designed to improve the vibration resistance of the Electric Multiple Units suspension system. The 3D magnetic field simulations of the MR controller are carried out. The influences of factors such as shaft material, damping channel width, cylinder wall thickness on the magnetic induction intensity at the damping channel are studied. An orthogonal experiment is carried out and the optimal combination of the structural parameters is determined. Then, the four working conditions of the MR controller are simulated and analyzed, respectively, and its structure is improved to ensure its stability. Finally, using fluid simulation software analysis, it can be seen that due to the fluidity of magnetorheological fluids (MRFs), the heat generated by the coil has little effect on MRFs.