• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.32-38
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• 2020

Cargo train braking uses the pressure changes in the air braking pipe to operate the braking tightening and releasing service repeatedly. Air-braking release failure means partial braking caused by a failure of the variable load valve after the driver handling the brake release. This phenomenon causes wheel flaws while driving a wagon, resulting in wheel breakage or train derailment. This study developed the air-braking release failure proof valve considering the technical requirements of the railway operation corporations. In addition, a durability test of the valve was carried out using a braking performance simulator, and its operating performance was evaluated from the pneumatic history under cyclic braking conditions. The warranty life of this valve was assessed by performing 160,000 cycles of testing of 12 prototypes in accordance with the zero-failure test method, considering the number of braking cycles while driving the wagon. During the durability test, the pneumatic input time, output time, and release velocity were almost constant. The warranty life of this valve was 59,860 times the 95% confidence level, which means that it can be operated without trouble for four years when the valve is installed in the bogie of the wagon.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.34-35
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• 2011

특수 전기자동차 시스템에서는 기존 자동차 대비 차량 동력 특성, 제한된 공간, 시스템 효율 특성으로 인해 다중동력시스템을 주로 적용한다. 본 연구에서는 인버터를 통해 구동한 후 제동시 발생되는 전기에너지 즉, 회생에너지를 이용한 배터리 사용시간 증대의 효과를 가지는 특수 전기자동차의 회생제동 시스템의 구성, 개념도 및 제동원리에 대하여 서술하였다. 제안한 시스템의 검증을 위해 PSIM시뮬레이션을 수행하여 본 논문에서 제안한 회생제동 시스템이 특수 전기자동차에서 유용함을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.379-382
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• 2011

Engine test as well as unload test of starting motor itself was performed to evaluate the braking characteristics of starting system used for initial spin-up of gas turbine for power generation. Through the experimental evaluation of the braking performance with the capacity of braking resistor of the starting motor, we have achieved quantitative data to secure robust braking characteristics in emergency during the starting period of the gas turbine. It is possible to establish a capacity selection criterion of braking resistor to ensure the starting reliability of the gas turbine.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07d
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• pp.2320-2322
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• 2004

전자제어식 미끄럼방지 제동장치 (ABS, Antilock Brake System)는 차량의 급제동시 발생할 수 있는 바퀴의 슬립을 방지하여 차량의 제동거리를 단축시키고 주행 성능을 향상시키는 차량 내 안전장치이다. 지난 몇 년 동안 공압식 제동시스템을 사용하는 대형차량에 적합한 미끄럼방지 제동 제어기를 연구해 왔다. 이 제어기는 바퀴의 슬립율과 그 변화량을 이용한 제어 법칙을 유도하여, 제어 파라미터로 사용하고 있다. 이러한 제어 파라미터의 튜닝에는 맡은 반복적인 실험이 요구된다. 이러한 요구에 부응하기 위하여 차량의 제동을 실시간으로 모사 할 수 있는 HILS (Hardware In-the Loop Simulation) 시스템을 개발, 구축하였다. 개발 HILS는 공압식 브레이크 시스템 및 14 자유도를 가지는 차량 동역학 모델 및 타이어-바퀴 동역학을 소프트웨어 모델로 사용하고, 개발 중인 전자제어식 미끄럼 방지 제동 제어기를 하드웨어로 사용하여, 바퀴속도 센서 신호 모의 장치 및 공압 엑추에이터 모의 신호등의 인터페이스 장치를 사용하여 제동중인 차량의 상태를 실시간으로 시뮬레이션 및 감시할 수 있다. 이 개발 HILS를 이용하여 제동 제어기의 제어 파라미터의 튜닝을 짧은 시간에 성공적으로 끝낼 수 있었을 뿐만 아니라, HILS 실험을 마친 제어기는 미끄럼 방지 제동 시험장에서 실차 주행 시험을 무사히 마침으로써, 개발 기간과 비용을 절감할 수 있는 하드웨어를 이용하는 시뮬레이션의 효용성을 간접적으로 증명하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.61-69
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• 2020

This study examined the braking characteristics of a heavy haul freight train with P4a distribution valves applied to domestic high-speed freight trains. A freight train was composed of 50 cars, which is twice the normal operation. A braking test was performed to confirm the characteristics of the braking of a heavy haul. The brake cylinder pressures were measured for emergency and service braking on the 1st, 10th, 20th, 30th, and 50th cars. Because the brake signal is transmitted to the pressure through the braking tube connected to the end of the train, the rear vehicle is braking later than the vehicle ahead. Therefore, it is necessary to predict the brake pressures in all cars in a train to supplement the results of the limited tests and calculate the braking distance. The pressure in each car was determined using empirical models of linear interpolation, stepwise, and exponential models, which provided reliable information. The predictive results of the empirical models were compared with the measured results, and the exponential model was predicted relatively accurately. These results are expected to contribute to the safe operation of heavy haul freight trains and can be used to predict the braking distance and calculate the level of impact between vehicles during braking.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.581-588
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• 2020

This study examined a brake pad wear compensation method for an Electro-Mechanical Brake (EMB) using the braking test device. A three-phase Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (IPMSM) was applied to drive the actuator of an EMB. Current control, speed control, and position control were used to control the clamping force of the EMB. The wear compensation method was performed using a software algorithm that updates the motor model equation by comparing the motor output torque current with a reference current. In addition, a simple first-order motor model equation was applied to estimate the output clamping force. The operation time to the maximum clamping force increased within 0.1 seconds compared to the brake pad in its initial condition. The experiment verified that the reference operating time was within 0.5 seconds, and the maximum value of the clamping force was satisfied under the wear condition. The wear compensation method based on the software algorithm in this paper can be performed in the pre-departure test of rolling stock.

• Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.7-12
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• 2016

In order to analyze the soundness of ventilated disc brake systems, numerical study was performed with various vane shapes. In particular, two different vane type, and the braking time from 3.0 s to 4.5s with the interval of 0.5s were considered. Transient temperature distributions on the ventilated disc brake assembly were calculated using ANSYS CFX ver. 16.1. To elucidate the soundness of ventilated disc brake systems, moreover, the heat transfer coefficients were evaluated. Results were graphically depicted with different geometrical vane configurations and braking time.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.8-13
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• 2014

The effect of several parameters to minimize the braking response time has been investigated in this study. The experimental rigs were developed and the results of the experement compared with those of simulation obtained from the net work fluid flow system analysis code (FLOWMASTER). The braking response time and pressure loss were observed at separated braking port and found out that the response time can be reduced by considering the pipe length and environmental thermal conditions. The correlation equation was also presented to predict the pressure loss at various tank pressure.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.283-289
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• 2015

In this study, the lightweight design of a brake bracket for a composite bogie was studied by considering two brake bracket models with thicknesses of 12t and 9t, respectively. For achieving this goal, finite element analysis and topology optimization were conducted. Firstly, the largest cross-sectional areas of the vertical and horizontal plates of the brake bracket were selected as the design variables. As the constraint, the Z-axis displacement of the brake bracket was increased by 2.5 units from the initial displacement value. The minimum volume fraction of the design regions was chosen as the objective function. The full model comprised a composite bogie frame and brackets attached together. However, to reduce the analysis time, 1D beam elements were used instead of the composite bogie frame by ensuring its equivalence with the full model. The result revealed that the weights of the 12t and 9t models of the brake bracket were reduced to 60 kg and 31 kg, respectively.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.174-184
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• 2017

This paper proposes a torque predictive control for dynamic performance improvement of clamping force in electro-mechanical brake (EMB) for railroad cars. In general, pneumatic braking system (PBS) is used for railroad cars. It is sensitive depending on environmental changes and it has increasing idle running time because of slow dynamic response. Additionally, the PBS has low braking efficiency in case braking torque more than standard value is applied to the brake system such as emergency braking. In order to overcome these disadvantages of the PBS, the EMB is used for the railroad cars. The EMB for railroad cars has advantages that increasing the fuel efficiency and design flexibility because it is able to decrease vehicle weight of railroad cars and secure space for design. In this paper, control method for dynamic performance improvement of clamping force in EMB for railroad car is proposed. The effectiveness of the proposed control method is verified by the simulation results.