Published: 31 December 2017

Nonlinear dynamic analysis on maglev train system with flexible guideway and double time-delay feedback control

Junqi Xu1
Chen Chen2
Dinggang Gao3
Shihui Luo4
Qingquan Qian5
1, 5School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
2College of Logistics Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China
3, 1Maglev Transportation Engineering R&D Center, Tongji University, 201804, Shanghai, China
4, 3Traction Power State Key Laboratory, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
Corresponding Author:
Dinggang Gao
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Abstract

In this paper, the dynamic behavior of time-delayed feedback control for maglev train system with double discrete time delays is considered with flexible guideway. Considering the maglev guideway as Beroulli-Euler beam, the mathematical model of maglev system with flexible guideway is constructed. The time delay of the two state feedback signals in the maglev system occurs simultaneously, and the values are different. The present treatment method only considers one single feedback delay, which are insufficiency. Thus, the Hopf bifurcation with double time-delay feedback of maglev train running on the flexible guideway is analyzed considering time-delayed position feedback signal τ1 and velocity feedback signal τ2. A novel method is presented to develop the double-parametric Hopf bifurcation diagram in relation to τ1 and τ2. Sufficient numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the complex dynamical behavior of the discrete delays τ1 and τ2 for maglev system and we verify the obtained theoretical analysis. Finally, the field experiments are carried out to validate the effectiveness of the Hopf bifurcation analytical method preliminarily.

1. Introduction

With the practical application of maglev train, the profuse dynamic phenomena of the maglev train running on the guideway are found. Among them, the vehicle-coupled-guideway vibration attracts a lot of scholars’ attention [1-3]. At present, there are two kinds of common methods for suppressing vehicle-guideway coupling vibration: one is to reduce the possibility of vibration by increasing guideway mass and stiffness. For example, the mass of steel reinforced concrete guideway beam of Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Line reaches 7 tons per meter [4]. In order to provide the basic theory for the suppression of vibration, the other method is proposed to study the nonlinear dynamics closely related to the vibration phenomena, such as Hopf bifurcation, limit cycle, etc. The construction cost of the first method is increased greatly. Per kilometers line construction can cost up to several hundred million RMB, which is not unfavorable for the popularization of maglev technology. Therefore, many scholars begin to try to find the cause of vibration from the point of view of nonlinear dynamics in order to restrain the vibration pertinently. A large amount of literatures show that the coupled vibration phenomenon of maglev system corresponds to the Hopf bifurcation in nonlinear dynamics [5-7]. Some valuable results have been achieved [8-10]. Wu [8] studied the key mechanism of the control parameters of the maglev system acting on the system coupling vibration. Lee [9] investigated the influence of guideway parameters of maglev system on Hopf bifurcation and vibration. In the literature [10], the relationship between control parameters, guideway parameters and vibration characteristics of vehicle-guideway coupling vibration system under stationary suspension condition is studied. Besides, the stability of the system is analyzed by Hopf bifurcation.

According to the above we can know, most of the researches on Hopf bifurcation of maglev systems are concentrated on the stability of guideway parameters and control parameters [5-11]. In fact, the networked suspension control system is applied to the actual maglev train. After digitizing analog signals measured by sensors, data frames are sent to the network, which leads to the existence of network induced time-delay, which may decrease the system stability and cause the periodic solutions. It is well known that periodic solutions are caused because of the Hopf bifurcation in delay differential equations [12]. The vibration of maglev train is closely related to the periodic solution of Maglev system. In National Maglev Transportation Engineering R&D center, due to the excessive time-delays in the feedback control loop of the maglev train, some serious vibration is occurred leading to the damage of the experimental equipment. Therefore, it possesses great theoretic and practical significance to study the Hopf bifurcation and coupled vibration of Maglev systems with time-delay feedback control. However, there are few publications dealt with the dynamics of maglev train with time-delay state feedback control. Zhang [13] has studied the single time-delayed velocity feedback control. The stability and Hopf bifurcation of maglev train under flexible guideway are studied through the normal form theory and the center manifold. Wang [14] has studied dynamic phenomena under the time-delayed position feedback control and has taken the nonlinear effects into account. Paper [15] analyzed the Hopf bifurcation of the maglev train by the Pseudo-oscillator method. Unfortunately, the dynamic model used in these literatures is rigid guideway or only single time delay feedback signal is considered. In fact, multiple time-delays in many state feedback signals of the maglev system could take place simultaneously, and the values are different. Therefore, it is more practical to consider the maglev dynamics system with multiple different time-delay state feedback signals. At present, the most common suspension controller did not utilize the acceleration feedback signal directly. So, we will consider the maglev vehicle-guideway coupling model with double time-delay feedback states of position feedback and velocity feedback in this paper.

As in the previous studies, as to research on maglev guideway coupling vibration, it either is considered only a single feedback delay, or the orbit is considered as a complete rigid body, or the double bifurcation analysis is based on a single delay problem. The maglev line some special place, because of its special structural requirements, It may produce flexible deformation, thus the occurrence of oscillation phenomenon of continuous. From this point of view, this paper analyzes the mechanism of coupled vibration of maglev vehicle track through center flow method. The condition of coupled vibration is studied to reduce the possibility of coupled vibration between vehicle and track. Firstly, the dynamic equation of coupled vibration of maglev vehicle-guideway is established. Then, the Hopf bifurcation of the maglev system with two time delays is analyzed under flexible guideway, and a two parameters bifurcation diagram with two time-delays is plotted. Finally, the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis is proved by numerical simulation and preliminary experiments.

2. Dynamics model of maglev system with flexible guideway

The maglev vehicle is supported by a number of suspension points, as shown in Fig. 1(a). The maglev system of the train can be decomposed into the control problem of the single electromagnet guideway system according to the decoupling analysis of the levitation chassis [16]. It is more universal to analyze and study the stability of single electromagnet guideway system than the multi electromagnet guideway system [17-19]. Without loss of generality, the following assumptions should be made before deducing the dynamic equations of maglev train:

1) The single electromagnet unit (suspension point) has been completely decoupled through the levitation chassis, and the suspension point does not affect each other.

2) In the analysis, the secondary suspension of the carriage is neglected. Because the air spring stiffness of the supporting carriage is smaller than the suspension stiffness, the variation of the electromagnet load caused by the micro vibration of the carriage can be negligible [18]. In other words, the vibration of the electromagnet and the carriage is isolated by the air spring.

3) The beam on the maglev line is usually simply supported. Because the length of the beam is much larger than the section height and the deformation is much smaller than the length of the beam, the mathematical modeling can be carried out according to the Bernoulli-Euler beam [20].

4) Compared with the span length of the beam, the length of the electromagnet is very small. So, the length of the electromagnet can be neglected in the modeling.

Fig. 1Structural diagram of maglev vehicle-guideway coupling control system

Structural diagram of maglev vehicle-guideway coupling control system

a)

Structural diagram of maglev vehicle-guideway coupling control system

b)

The schematic diagram of the single suspension point-track coupled system is shown as Fig. 1(b). Among them, the origin of coordinate system is located at the “O”, which the intersection of the orbital left bearing and the track. Electromagnets and loads are reduced to an equivalent mass m. z1 and z3 are the absolute displacements of electromagnets and guideway, respectively. The air gap is dref=z1-z3. The mass of unit length and flexural rigidity of the guideway beam are ρg and EIg separately. Cgis the coefficient of viscous damping. L is the span of beam. The motion of the maglev guideway can be described by the Bernoulli-Euler beam equation [21-23]:

1
EIg4z3(y,t)y4+Cgz3(y,t)t+ρg2z3(y,t)t2=fy,t,

where f(y,t) is an external force acting on the guideway. It can be approximately expressed as:

2
fy,t=Fmtδy-y0.

According to the vibration theory of continuous beam, it can be found that the vibration of higher modes can occur only when the energy of the excitation is very high [20]. Therefore, the maglev guideway is usually discussed only for the first order mode [21-23]. The problem expressed by the (1) is studied by the modal analysis method. For simple supported beam, the first order modal frequency ω1 and the first order modal shape function ϕ1(y) are as follows [23-24]:

3
ω1=λ12EIgρg, ϕ1y=sinλ1y,

where λ1=π/L, according to the theory of mode superposition, flexible guideway model can be expressed as:

4
z3y,t=ϕ1yq1t,

where q1(t) is the amplitude of the first order modal displacement with time. Substituting (4) into (1), both sides of the equation are multiplied by ϕ1(y), which has been mentioned earlier. Then the both sides of the equation are integrated from 0 to L. Finally, the equation will be got:

5
q¨1t+2ξ1ω1q˙1t+ω12q1t=2ϕ1y0ρgLFmt,

where ω1, ξ1 are the First order modal frequencies and damping ratios separately. Through defining A1=2ϕ12(y0)ρg-1L-1, the both sides of (5) are multiplied by ϕ1(y).The equation can be converted:

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z¨3t+2ξ1ω1z˙3t+ω12z3t=A1Fmt.

In addition, the rest of the system state variables can be selected separately. z2 is the vertical change velocity of electromagnet. z4 is the vertical change velocity of the track. z5=i is the electromagnet winding current. The model of vehicle track coupling system with the first order vibration mode can be obtained by combining the model of maglev system with flexible guideway:

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dt=z1t-z3t,Fmt=A2mz52td2t,mz¨1=mg-Fmt,U=2A2dz˙5-2A2z5d2×z˙1-z˙3+Rz5,z¨3+2ξ1ω1z˙3+ω12z3=A1Fmt,

where:

A1=2sin2λ1yρg L , A2=μ0N2A4.

At present, the double loop PID controller is applied to the most of the low-speed maglev control system. Taking air gap deviation z1(t)-z3(t)-dref, current z5, electromagnet velocity z2 three states as feedback control loop [7, 10]. Therefore, it is of practical significance to study the vehicle track coupling dynamics under the maglev control system. Among them, the feedback controller is:

8
U=Uec+ke(z1-z3-dref)+kcz5+kvz2

where Uec is the Voltage at equilibrium. dref is the target air gap. ke, kc and kv are the feedback factor of each loop separately. Substituting (7) into (8), the state equation of the maglev vehicle rail coupling control system can be obtained:

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z˙1=z2,z˙2=g-A2mz5z1-z32,z˙3=z4,z˙4=A2A1z5z1-z32-2ξ1ω1z4-ω12z3,z˙5=z5(z2-z4)z1-z3-Rz1-z3z52A2+z1-z32A2Uec+kez1-z3-dref+kcz5+kvz2.

3. Analysis of the hopf bifurcation with double time-delay feedback

When the double delay maglev system is studied, the dynamic equations and electromagnetic equations can be listed according to the symbolic variables, as follows:

10
U=Ri+2A2z1-z3i˙-2A2i(z1-z3)2z˙1-z˙3,
11
mz¨1=mg-A2(iz1-z3)2,
12
z¨3+2ξ1ω1z˙3+ω12z3=A1A2iz1-z32,

An equivalent transformation of (11) can be obtained:

13
z1=mg-mz¨1mA2R(z1-z3)+2A2(z˙1-z˙3)z1-z3-2i×A2z˙1-z˙3m(z1-z3)2mg-mz¨1A2-Ummg-mz¨1A2.

Takingz1, z2, z5 as feedback variables, the feedback control parameters are applied to the voltage interface of the electromagnet:

14
U=Uec+kez1-z3-dref+kcz5+kvz2τ,

where the position feedback signals and velocity feedback signals with time delay are represented by zτ1=z1(t-τ1), zτ2=z2(t-τ2) respectively.

At the equilibrium point, the value of the state variable is z1-z3=dref, z2= 0.

Where dref is the target gap. At this point, the voltage at the equilibrium point is Uec=(R-kc)drefA3.When the equilibrium point is shifted to the coordinate origin, the linearized system equation can be obtained through the feedback expression:

15
z1-gRA2+kcmmgA2z1+gRA2+kcmmgA2z1-kemz1τ1-kvmz2τ2=0.

Furthermore, the characteristic equation of the linear system can be obtained:

16
D(λ1,λ2,τ1,τ2)=λ13+bλ1e-λ1τ1+cλ1e-λ1τ2+dλ2+a=0,

where:

a=d=-gRA2+kcmmgA2, b=-kem, c=-kvm.

Similarly, the expressions about I are brought into orbit equations and expanded by Taylor:

17
z¨G=-2mgsinπlgx0kq1mz¨1-2η1ω1z˙G-ω12zG+fz¨1,z˙G,zG.

The characteristic equations can be obtain according to (17):

18
D(λ1,λ2)=λ22+eλ12+fλ2+h=0,

where:

e=mA1, f=2ξ1ω1, h=ω12.

In the analysis of the influence of time delay on the stability of maglev system, they can be divided into 5 cases:

Case (1). τ1=τ2= 0

By changing the variables, the characteristic equation can be transformed into:

19
D(λ1)=λ16+(2b+2c)λ14+(2a-fa)λ13+((b+c)2+ed2)λ12 +(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))λ1-fad+hd2=0.

According to the Routh-Hurwitz criterion, if there is no time delay, the maglev system is in stable state if and only if the eigenvalues exist negative real parts.

The existence of time delay can lead to instability of the system. According to past experience, if the real part of characteristic root of characteristic Eq. (16) and (18) is 0, the stability of equilibrium may be changed.

Case (2). τ1=0,τ2> 0:

20
g(β)=β6+(2a-fd)2β4-[2(2a-fd)((2a(b+c)-fd(b+c))-fad) +((b+c)2+ed2)2]β2+((2a(b+c)-fd(b+c))+-fda)2=0.

It is easy to find out g(0)=(-fda+hd2)2> 0, g(+)+.When ω=β2, The equation can be transformed into:

21
g(ω)=ω3+a2ω2-[2a(c+d)+b2]ω+(c+d)2=0.

The above equations are derived:

22
g'(ω)=3ω2+2a2ω-[2a(c+d)+b2]=0.

If gω=gω*< 0, (g'(ω*)= 0), the Eq. (20) has only one positive root. Corresponding to the critical value, the time delay is τ20:

23
τ20=1β0arccosβ022a(b+c)-df(b+c)+2nπβ0, n=0,1,2,

Case (3). τ2=0,τ1>0:

24
g(β)=β6+((2b+2c)2-2(2a-fa))β4+((2a-fa)2 -2(2b+2c)hd2)β2+(hd2)2-(-fad)2=0.

According to the Hurwitz theorem, kp satisfies c+d> 0 andc> 0, d> 0. Because of g(0)< 0 and g(+)> 0, there is a positive root β0. The corresponding critical value of time delay τ10 is:

25
τ10=1β0arccos(2b+2c)β02-hd2-fad+2nπβ0, n=0,1,2,

Case (4).τ1(0,τ10),τ2> 0:

26
g(β)=β6+(2b+2c)2β4+2(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))sinβτ1β3 -(2(2b+2c)(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))cosβτ1+2(2b+2c)hd2+((b+c)2+ed2)2)+((b+c)2+ed2)2)β2+(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))2+(hd2)2+2(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))hd2cosβτ1=0.

The above equations are derived:

27
g'(β)=β[6β4+4(2b+2c)2β2+6(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))βsinβτ1-2(2(2b+2c)(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))cosβτ1+2(2b+2c)hd2+b+c)2+ed2)2.

Due to:

-2(2(2b+2c)(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))cosβτ1+2(2b+2c)hd2
+((b+c)2+ed2)2)<0.

There is a positive β* that satisfies g'(β*)= 0 and g(β*) has a minimum. If:

g(β)=g(β*)<0,

The Eq. (26) has only one positive root.

The corresponding critical value of time delay τ20is:

28
τ20=1β0arccosβ03+(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))sinβ0τ1((b+c)2+ed2)β0+2nπβ0,n=0,1,2,3,

Case (5).τ2(0,τ20), τ1> 0:

29
g(β)=β6+((2b+2c)2-2((b+c)2+ed2)cosβτ2)β4 -2(2b+2c)((b+c)2+ed2)β3sinβτ2+(((b+c)2+ed2)2cos2βτ2 -2(2b+2c)hd2+((b+c)2+ed2)2sin2βτ2)β2 +2((b+c)2+ed2)hd2βsinβτ2+hd22 -(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))2=0.

Similarly, when (hd2)2-(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))2< 0, there is a positive root β0.

The corresponding critical value of time delay τ10 is:

30
τ10=1β0arcsin-β03+((b+c)2+ed2)β0cosβ0τ2(2a(b+c)-df(b+c))+2nπβ0,n=0,1,2,

The delay critical value above must satisfy the corresponding condition of Hopf bifurcation:

31
Redλdτxτx=τx0λ=iβ00

As shown in Fig. 2, the velocity feedback time delay and the displacement feedback delay are taken as the bifurcation parameters for the feedback control of the maglev dynamic model.

Fig. 2the time delay feedback control with block diagram

the time delay feedback control with block diagram

According to the above inferences, the critical value of the time-delay position feedback loop and the velocity feedback loop under different conditions can be determined. The periodic solutions of Hopf bifurcation and the critical point of the system center manifold can be determined according to the relevant data of the test vehicle at the low speed maglev base of Tongji University and the critical time delay under different conditions. The physical parameters are shown in Table 1.

Table 1Physical parameter values

m= 700 kg
Nm= 450
μ0= 4 π×10-7 H·m-1
η= 0
Am= 0.024 m2
Rm= 1.2 Ω
iref= 19.1 A
xref= 0.009 m

The shadow region represents the stable domain. The stable domain can be verified by numerical calculation. The dynamics of the system outside the region is very complex. Based on the above analysis, bifurcation conditions can be described, as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 3Bifurcation diagram in relation to τ1 and τ2

Bifurcation diagram in relation to τ1 and τ2

The stability of the stable domain can be improved from the graph. The extension domain of the stable domain is shown in ACDA. In this region, you can choose the appropriate value in τ1(0,τ10) to obtain a stability for τ2>τ20. According to the solution of the critical delay condition, it is shown that we can obtain the stability of the periodic solution of the Hopf bifurcation at the center manifold of the system at the critical value. The Hopf bifurcation curve (OAD) on the left shows that the Hopf bifurcation is supercritical, and the related limit cycles are stable. The curve on the right (BCD) shows that the Hopf bifurcation is subcritical, and the related limit cycles are unstable. As shown in Fig. 3.

4. Numerical simulations

Through the numerical simulation, many different delay values can be tested to verify the above theoretical results. In addition, we can select four representative delay values near OA, AD, DC and CB to describe the problem.

When τ1= 0 s, the critical value of τ2 for Hopf bifurcation can be acquired as τ20= 0.07 s (the point B from Fig. 3). Two points near the boundary (τ2= 0.065 s and τ2= 0.075 s) will be selected to carry out the numerical simulation. The simulation results can be seen in Figs. 4-5.

Fig. 4Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ2= 0.065 s

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ2= 0.065 s

a) Displacement of electromagnet

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ2= 0.065 s

b) Displacement of rail

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ2= 0.065 s

c) Airgap

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ2= 0.065 s

d) Phase locus

We can learn from Fig. 4 that the maglev possesses stability when τ2=0.065 s<τ20 (in the shaded region). In Fig. 4(a)-(c), it can be seen that the displacement of electromagnet, the displacement of rail and the air gap tend to be stable. In Fig. 4(d), from the limit cycle, it can be seen that the air gap and the air gap change rate gradually approaching 0, which can further explain the system to reach a stable state. In Fig. 5(a), (b), the displacement of electromagnet and the displacement of rail are increasing continuously, which indicates that there is obvious instability phenomenon. In Fig. 5(c), it can be seen that the system loses the stability when τ2=0.075 s>τ20 (right side of the curve BCD) with the appearance of an emanative vibration. The Fig. 5(d) shows that the limit cycle is unstable. It is known as subcritical Hopf bifurcation when the point is out of the dashed line BCD.

When τ1= 0.027 s, the critical value of τ2 for Hopf bifurcation can be obtained as τ20= 0.0589 s (in the solid line AD). Two points near the boundary (τ2= 0.055 s and τ2= 0.063 s) will be selected to carry out the numerical simulations. The simulation results can be seen in Figs. 6-7.

Fig. 5Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ1= 0.075 s

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ1= 0.075 s

a) Displacement of electromagnet

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ1= 0.075 s

b) Displacement of rail

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ1= 0.075 s

c) Airgap

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0 s, τ1= 0.075 s

d) Phase locus

Fig. 6Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.055 s

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.055 s

a) Displacement of electromagnet

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.055 s

b) Displacement of rail

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.055 s

c) Airgap

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.055 s

d) Phase locus

We can learn from Fig. 6 that the maglev system is stability when τ2=0.063 s>τ20 (in the shaded region). It is known as supercritical Hopf bifurcation when the point is out of the solid line AD. In fact, from Fig. 6(a), (b) we can find that the electromagnet the flexible guideway has a stable periodic vibration, which results in the change of airgap and magnetic force. So, the maglev system presents vehicle-coupled-guideway vibration.

It can be seen from the Fig. 7 that the maglev system loses the stability when τ2=0.055 s<τ20 (left side of the curve AD) with the appearance of a stable periodic vibration. In Fig. 7(a)-(c), it can be seen that the displacement of electromagnet, the displacement of rail and the air gap tend to be stable. In Fig. 4(d), From the limit cycle, it can be seen that the air gap and the air gap change rate gradually approaching 0, which can further explain the system to reach a stable state.

Fig. 7Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.063 s

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.063 s

a) Displacement of electromagnet

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.063 s

b) Displacement of rail

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.063 s

c) Airgap

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.063 s

d) Phase locus

When τ2= 0 s, the critical value of τ1 for Hopf bifurcation can be acquired as τ10= 0.00133 s (the point A from Fig. 3). Two points near the boundary (τ1= 0.001 s and τ1= 0.0016 s) will be selected to carry out the numerical simulation. The simulation results can be seen in Figs. 8-9.

Fig. 8Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.001 s, τ2= 0 s

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.001 s, τ2= 0 s

a) Displacement of electromagnet

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.001 s, τ2= 0 s

b) Displacement of rail

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.001 s, τ2= 0 s

c) Airgap

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.001 s, τ2= 0 s

d) Phase locus

Fig. 9Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.0016s, τ2= 0 s

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.0016s, τ2= 0 s

a) Displacement of electromagnet

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.0016s, τ2= 0 s

b) Displacement of rail

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.0016s, τ2= 0 s

c) Airgap

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.0016s, τ2= 0 s

d) Phase locus

We can learn from Fig. 8 that the maglev possesses asymptotic stability when τ1=0.001 s<τ10 (in the shaded region). In Fig. 8(a)-(c), it can be seen that the displacement of electromagnet, the displacement of rail and the air gap tend to be stable. In Fig. 8(d), From the limit cycle, it can be seen that the air gap and the air gap change rate gradually approaching 0, which can further explain the system to reach a stable state.

In fact, from Fig. 9(a), (b) we can find that the electromagnet the flexible guideway has stable periodic vibrations, which results in the change of airgap and magnetic force. So, the maglev system presents vehicle-coupled-guideway vibration. In Fig. 9(c), it can be seen that the system has a stable periodic vibration when τ1= 0.0016 s>τ10 (out of the solid curve AD). The phase portrait of the Fig. 8(d) also illustrates that the limit cycle is unstable. It is known as supercritical Hopf bifurcation when the point is out of the solid line AD.

When τ2= 0.0675 s, the critical value of τ1 for Hopf bifurcation can be acquired as τ10= 0.0275 s (in the dashed line BCD). Two points near the boundary (τ1= 0.026 s and τ1= 0.03 s) will be selected to carry out the numerical simulation. The simulation results can be seen in Figs. 10-11.

We can learn from Fig.10 that the maglev system is asymptotic stability when τ1=0.026 s<τ10 (in the shaded region). In Fig. 10(a)-(c), it can be seen that the displacement of electromagnet, the displacement of rail and the air gap tend to be stable. In Fig. 4(d), From the limit cycle, it can be seen that the air gap and the air gap change rate gradually approaching 0, which can further explain the system to reach a stable state.

In Fig. 11(a), (b), the electromagnet displacement and the track displacement are increasing continuously, which indicates that there is obvious instability phenomenon. When τ1=0.03 s>τ10 (out of the dashed curve BCD) In Fig. 11(c), it can be seen that the system loses the stability with the appearance of an emanative vibration. The phase portrait of the Fig. 11(d) shows that the limit cycle is unstable. It is known as subcritical Hopf bifurcation when the point is out of the dashed line BCD.

Especially, it can be seen that the demand of position feedback time-delay is more rigorous than that of velocity feedback. The value of position feedback time-delay needs to be smaller to keep the system stable. It is also related to the position feedback control which plays a more important regulatory role in the whole controller. Moreover, if the maglev system is stable, τ1 should be less than 0.00133 s when τ2= 0 s. But if τ2(< 0.07s) increases, τ1 which ensures the maglev system stable can increase to almost 0.029 s. It indicates that the stability region is enlarged. It is shown from the simulation results that appropriately adjusting time-delay parameters can change the dynamic response amplitude, which provides a significant method to restrain the vibration.

Fig. 10Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.026 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.026 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

a) Displacement of electromagnet

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.026 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

b) Displacement of rail

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.026 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

c) Airgap

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.026 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

d) Phase locus

Fig. 11Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.03 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.03 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

a) Displacement of electromagnet

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.03 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

b) Displacement of rail

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.03 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

c) Airgap

Simulation results of the maglev system when τ1= 0.03 s, τ2= 0.0675 s

d) Phase locus

5. Preliminary experimental results

Taking the maglev test train of National Maglev Transportation Engineering R&D center as shown in Fig. 12, the suspension test is implemented on the movable guideway in covered court.

Fig. 12Experimental platform of low speed maglev Center

Experimental platform of low speed maglev Center

a) Levitation electromagnet

Experimental platform of low speed maglev Center

b) Replaceable track

The signal transmission is shown in Fig. 13. In the test maglev vehicle, the maglev train is stably levitated by the interaction between the digital controller and the magnetic suspension chopper. At the same time, the sensor signal with time delay on the magnetic suspension controller acts on the digital controller for real-time feedback [25-28]. The sampling frequency is 2500 Hz, and the experimental parameters of the system and the controller feedback parameters are consistent with the parameters used in the theoretical analysis and simulation. Because of the convenience of the experiment, only a set of time delay parameters is verified here. The time delay in the controller is modified to τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.055 s and the experiment is carried out. After the train is levitated, data sampling is carried out. Finally, the collected signal is processed by Kalman filter [29-31]. The experimental results obtained are shown in Figs. 14-16.

Fig. 13Signal transmission in test maglev vehicle

Signal transmission in test maglev vehicle

a)

Signal transmission in test maglev vehicle

b)

Fig. 14Experimental results: suspension air gap response

Experimental results: suspension  air gap response

Fig. 15Experimental results: electromagnetic acceleration response

Experimental results: electromagnetic acceleration response

In the previous section, the numerical simulation of vehicle track coupling vibration with double time-delay (velocity and position signal feedback time-delays) based on flexible track is carried out in numerical simulation. By simulating different time delay values, the theoretical method can be verified, and some signals and parameters can be used for subsequent experiments. In the process of experiment, the time delay values of the simulation analysis, which can lead to coupling vibration, is taken to prove that the theoretical method is effective. The output of three state variables of air gap, electromagnet acceleration and current can be obtained according to the experiment.

It can be seen that the vehicle-guideway coupling vibration occurs when τ1= 0.027 s, τ2= 0.055 s. The coupling vibration is stable periodic vibration and the amplitude of the air gap vibration is about 20 mm, which are close to the simulation results. Considering the complexity of the actual system model and the presence of disturbances in the experiment, it can be concluded that the proposed theoretical analysis method and simulation results are believable.

Fig. 16Experimental results: current response

Experimental results: current response

6. Conclusions

The vibration phenomenon is abundant when the Maglev train is levitated on the flexible guideway. The study of the vibration problem is very important to learn the complicated dynamic behavior of Maglev system and improve the ride quality of the train. In this paper, we investigate the Hopf bifurcation of Maglev train running on flexible guideway with time delays of position and velocity feedback control. Importance is given to both the delays, then the sufficient conditions for stability of the equilibrium point and the existence of Hopf bifurcation when τ1= 0, τ2> 0, τ2= 0, τ1> 0, τ1> 0, τ2> 0 are obtained. The possibility of the interaction between the two delays is proved. The two parameter bifurcation diagram describes the combined effects of discrete time delay τ1and τ2 on the dynamic characteristics of Maglev train. The theoretical solution is verified by numerical simulation. If Maglev train has stability, when τ1= 0, τ2 should not exceed τ20. And if τ1 can increase in a certain range, the value of τ2 which can stabilize the system will also increase. that is, the stability region is extended. Vice versa. Extensive numerical simulation and experiment results are included to verify theoretical analysis. It is indicated that the complicated dynamic behavior of Maglev train can be changed by the double tome-delays. And the stability domain with τ1 and τ2 drawn in this paper is especially valuable for guiding to adjust time-delayed parameters to suppress the dynamic response and vibration between Maglev train and guideway. The vibration of Maglev train is very serious. In practical application, the adjustment of time delay parameters plays a guiding role in avoiding vibration. The study of vibration is of great significance to the stable operation of Maglev train.

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About this article

Received
14 August 2017
Accepted
28 November 2017
Published
31 December 2017
SUBJECTS
Vibration in transportation engineering
Keywords
maglev system
Hopf bifurcation
dynamic behavior
time delays
flexible guideway
Acknowledgements

The authors thank the National Key R&D Program of China “Research on Key Technologies of Maglev Transportation System” (2016YFB1200600) and the Hunan Science and Technology Special Project of Hunan Province “Low Speed Maglev Train Complete Engineering Technology and High Reliable Operation Demonstration” (2015GK1001).