Study of an Electromagnetic Damping Actuator
Conference: ACTUATOR 2018 - 16th International Conference on New Actuators
06/25/2018 - 06/27/2018 at Bremen, Deutschland
Proceedings: ACTUATOR 2018
Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Parekh, M.; Engdahl, G. (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden)
Magnusson, J. (ABB Research, Västerås, Sweden)
Abstract:
Current commutation switches for HVDC devices are operated with Ultra-fast electromagnetic actuators. They can generate hundreds of kilo-newton force and swiftly open electrical contacts in a couple of milliseconds. An efficient damping mechanism then is crucial to attain an appropriate actuation performance and secure a long lifetime. In this article an electromagnetic Halbach damping actuator was studied. A numerical model based on FEA is used to calculate its damping constant and retardation time down to stand still velocity.