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Automotive Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (10): 1928-1936.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2024.10.019

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Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study of Four Salient Poles Liquid-Cooled Electromagnetic Retarder

Kai Zhang1(),Jiahan Bai1,Liqiang Chen2,Yangyang Lu1,Weiyan Dong3,Jigao Niu1   

  1. 1.School of Mechatronics Engineering,Zhongyuan University of Technology,Zhengzhou 450007
    2.Shantui Construction Machinery Co. ,Ltd. ,Jining 272073
    3.Inner Mongolia Grid Ulanqad Power Supply Company,Ulanqad 012000
  • Received:2024-03-30 Revised:2024-04-07 Online:2024-10-25 Published:2024-10-21
  • Contact: Kai Zhang E-mail:zhsngkai0168@163.com

Abstract:

To solve the problem of significant degradation in braking efficiency of medium and heavy-duty vehicles during prolonged downhill descents due to frequent engagement of the main brake system, a four salient poles liquid-cooled electromagnetic retarder structure is proposed in this paper. A vehicle downhill dynamics model is established to analyze the braking demand, using the magnetic equivalent circuit method to calculate its braking torque, and using the finite element method to numerically analyze its braking characteristics. The hierarchical variable domain fuzzy control strategy combined with a retarder is used for vehicle downhill braking control, and the controller and overall vehicle downhill braking model are established using MATLAB/Simulink for joint simulation. A 2 100 N·m prototype is designed. The braking characteristics of the prototype are tested through bench test and on-road vehicle tests. The results show that the actual measured value and the calculated value is basically consistent, with an average error within 5%, with the braking torque reaching 2 200 N·m when the speed is 1 250 r/min, which can meet the needs of medium and heavy duty vehicle braking.

Key words: four salient poles, retarder, magnetic equivalent circuit, braking characteristics, variable universe