Investigation of Power Harvesting Potential from Vehicle Suspension Systems

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dc.contributor.authorJalilian, Farhang
dc.contributor.supervisorBaniasadi, Amirali
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-03T23:55:07Z
dc.date.available2014-01-03T23:55:07Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2014-01-03
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science M.A.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis revisits the concept of ground vehicles active suspensions system from a power harvesting perspective. I introduce the two dimensions of freedom quarter vehicle model for calculations of vehicle dynamics as well as a road profile model based on PSD classifications based on International Organization for Standardization’s technical document, ISO 8608 “Mechanical vibration -- Road surface profiles -- Reporting of measured data”. I report the power harvesting potential of the conventional viscous fluid dampers for an extensive range of road profile roughness indices and vehicle speeds. I explain the problem of additional power harvesting from the regenerative electric damper operating in the "dead-zone" and introduce Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) DC-DC converter as a solution. I analyze the efficiency of this system by circuit level simulations in PSpice.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0540en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0544en_US
dc.description.proquestemailfarhang@uvic.caen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5133
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectRegenerative suspensionen_US
dc.subjectActive suspensionen_US
dc.subjectVehicle Modelen_US
dc.subjectPower harvestingen_US
dc.subjectRoad modellingen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of Power Harvesting Potential from Vehicle Suspension Systemsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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