Analysis method of permanent magnet eddy current brake under impact load

Permanent magnet eddy current brake (PMECB) with high damping performance is widely used in engineering vibration suppression and braking. In this study, based on the braking dynamics of PMECB under impact load, the analysis method related to the damping characteristics are established, including a static magnetic model with flux leakage, a uniform damping force model with demagnetization effect and skin effect, and an acceleration damping force model with magnetic field distortion. The comparison of the analysis method, numerical simulation and experimental results verifies that the analysis method can reproduce the damping law under impact load. The results show that the maximum displacements of the analysis method and numerical simulation deviate from the experimental results within 3%. The analysis method can complete the calculation of the damping characteristics within a few seconds. The variations of the thickness, conductivity of the conductive cylinder, and air gap thickness have significant effects on the nonlinear and critical characteristics of the velocity-damping force curve, which can be corrected by changing the coefficients in the analysis method. In summary, the proposed analysis method can provide insights for rapid engineering design and optimization calculation of the PMECB by its completeness, accuracy, adaptability and rapidity.