Magneto-thermal coupling analysis of the permanent magnet eddy current brake under intensive impact load

Abstract

To more realistically describe the operation of an eddy current brake under intensive impact load, a magnetic-thermal bidirectional coupling model of the eddy current brake is established considering the existence of temperature. The variation of material and convective heat transfer coefficient with temperature are considered in the model. The iterative method is used to decouple the model. Through the analysis of the numerical simulation results, the temperature distribution and transmission of the brake during operation are obtained. By comparison, it is found that the calculated braking force of the magneto-thermal coupling model is lower than the calculated value without considering the temperature field due to the influence of temperature. And the higher the temperature, the greater the decrease.