A novel kind of proportional electromagnetic dynamic vibration absorber 2019-01-1586

A new proportional electromagnetic dynamic vibration absorber (EDVA) is proposed for control of engine vibration during idling. The device consists of an electromagnetic actuator attached to the primary structure through elastic element, where the driving force pair is implemented between the reaction-mass and the primary structure. The design of the proportional electromagnetic actuator is realized considering the geometric parameters of the core to achieve nearly constant magnetic force over a broad range of its dynamic displacement but proportional to square of the current. A methodology is proposed to achieve magnetic force proportional to current and consistent with the disturbance frequency. The proportional EDVA is subsequently applied to a single-degree-of-freedom primary system with an acceleration feedback control algorithm for attenuation of primary system vibration in a frequency band around the typical idling vibration frequencies. The effectiveness of the hybrid proportional EDVA is evaluated through simulations and laboratory experiments under harmonic excitations in the 20-30 Hz frequency range. Both the simulation and measurements show that the hybrid proportional EDVA can yield effective attenuation of periodic idling vibration in the frequency range considered.