Dynamic Simulation of Vibration Characteristics and Ride Quality of Superconducting EDS Train Considering Body with Flexibility

A numerical model has been developed to investigate the dynamic characteristics of the Superconducting electrodynamic suspension (EDS) system. Modeling of the guideway with the surface irregularity and the Maglev vehicle are described. Numerical simulations were performed in Simulink to solve the coupled problem. A 3-D model of the electromagnetic system of the superconducting EDS train is established, and the computed real electromagnetic forces are coupled with the maglev train. The EDS train was simulated by using the SIMPACK multi-body dynamic program. The simulation was carried out by using two body models of rigid and flexible bodies. In order to use the modal information to construct the flexible car body, the finite element method and the ABAQUS software were used to construct it together with equivalent elements. The final framework is constructed in MATLAB/Simulink to simulate dynamics and electromagnetic forces together with the constructed simulation framework. In order to consider the interference caused by irregularities, randomness and power spectral density (PSD) are used to analyze vibration interactions. We compared random signal inputs with PSD, greatly enhancing accuracy, and analyzed the vibrational interaction between car body and ride quality.