International Journal of Railway
- Volume 1 Issue 1
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- Pages.6-11
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- 2008
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- 1976-9067(pISSN)
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- 2288-3010(eISSN)
Characteristic Analysis of a Linear Induction Motor for a Lightweight Train According to Various Secondary Schemes
- Lee, Hyung-Woo (Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
- Lee, Sung-Gu (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
- Park, Chan-Bae (Korea Railroad Research Institute, Railway System Pept.) ;
- Lee, Ju (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
- Park, Hyun-June (Korea Railroad Research Institute, Railway System Pept.)
- Published : 2008.03.31
Abstract
This paper presents a performance characteristic analysis methodology for a linear induction motor used for a lightweight train. In general, an analytical method cannot provide accurate results in a linear motor because of large airgap, end effect, transverse edge effect, 3-dimensional configurations, large leakage, and so on. Besides, a numerical method requires lots of memory and solving time for transient analysis. However, the suggested methodology which is a kind of hybrid solution with an analytical method and a numerical method is very fast and accurate. Based on the methodology, 3-D FEM analyses for various design schemes of the secondary reaction plate have been done and from the analysis results, the best configuration for an urban railway transit is chosen.