拉索式电涡流阻尼器力学模型及性能试验研究

Theoretical Model and Performance Tests of Rotational Eddy Current Dampers with Cable

提出一种新型的拉索式旋转电涡流减震系统,该系统由惯容器、弹簧和阻尼单元组成.为验证该减震系统的减震机理,建立了装配阻尼器的单层框架力学模型,分别进行了单层框架、导体盘为5 mm铜板、10 mm铜板、5 mm铁板、5 mm铜板与5 mm铁板复合时的惯容器和不同材质的导体盘在10、20、30、40 mm气隙下带电涡流阻尼器的振动测试,以分析导体盘与永磁体间的气隙大小、导体盘材质和导体盘厚度对阻尼器附加阻尼比的影响.试验结果表明:在铜板后附加铁板,阻尼增加至铜板的1.9倍、铁板的1.4倍,可最大化增加阻尼;气隙是影响电涡流阻尼的关键因素,当气隙增大时,阻尼比会迅速减小,调节气隙大小是改变结构附加阻尼比最有效和最容易的方法;阻尼器提供的阻尼比最大可达15.40%,证实了该阻尼器具有较强的耗能能力.

A novel rotational eddy current damper with cable is proposed,which is composed of inerter,spring and damping elements. In order to validate the mechanism for vibration mitigation, a mechanical model of a single-layer frame equipped with the damper is built. A series of vibration tests are carried out in terms of the frame,inerter and eddy current damper to analyze the impacts of air gap dimension between the conductor plate and permanent magnet, the material and thickness of the conductor plate on additional damping ratio. The conductor plates used in the tests include copper plates with the thickness of 5 mm or 10 mm,iron plate with the thickness of 5 mm,and a composite plate made up of a 5 mm thick copper plate and a 5 mm thick iron plate. In the vibration test,the conductor plates of different materials work in the air gaps of 10 mm,20 mm,30 mm,40 mm.The test results show that the iron plate is added after the copper plate, and the damping is increased to 1.9 times and 1.4 times when the copper plate and iron plate are used alone. The air gap is a critical factor affecting the eddy current damping. When the air gap increases,the damping ratio will decrease rapidly. Adjusting the air gap dimension is the most effective and easiest method to change the damping ratio. The maximum damping ratio provided by the damper is 15.40%,which proves that it has a strong energy dissipation ability.