Bending levitation control of flexible steel plate: Consideration of effect of magnetic properties on electromagnetically levitated steel plate vibration

Issue title: 20th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Guest editors: Theodoros Theodoulidis, Christos Antonopoulos, Nikolaos Kantartzis, Ioannis Rekanos and Theodoros Zygiridis

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ogawa, Kazuki^a | Miyazaki, Riku^b | Funada, Kohmei^b | Uchida, Yamato^c | Uchino, Daigo^a | Ikeda, Keigo^d | Endo, Ayato^e | Kato, Taro^f | Narita, Takayoshi^c; | Kato, Hideaki^c

Affiliations: [a] Course of Science and Technology, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanawaga, Japan | [b] Course of Mechanical Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanawaga, Japan | [c] Department of Prime Mover Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan | [d] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hokkaido University of Science, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | [e] Department of Electrical Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan | [f] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Technology, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Takayoshi Narita, Department of Prime Mover Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan. E-mail: narita@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp

Abstract: Recently, demand for thin steel plates has increased. In the manufacturing of thin steel plates, surface quality deterioration due to contact between the rollers and steel plate involved is problematic. We are investigating magnetic levitation conveyance to propose a noncontact conveyance system using electromagnets. However, the magnetic levitation of thin steel plates is unstable because of the deflection in the range where the electromagnetic force is not affected. Therefore, to improve the levitation stability, we are investigating a bending magnetic levitation system in which a thin steel plate is bent during magnetic levitation but not deformed plastically. In this study, a dynamic analysis using the finite difference method is performed to understand the behavior of a thin steel plate during magnetic levitation. In the dynamic analysis, vibration is evaluated based on the displacement standard deviation. The dynamic simulation visualizes the dynamic behavior of a levitated flexible steel plate.

Keywords: Electromagnetic levitation, bending levitation control, flexible steel plate

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-220167

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 71, no. S1, pp. S295-S303, 2023