Influence of under-chassis-suspended equipment on high-speed EMU trains and the design of suspension parameters

Abstract

A numerical method for the calculation of the frequencies of vibration of a car body on a high-speed electric multiple unit train with under-chassis-suspended equipment is proposed. In addition, the design of the parameters of the suspension system for the equipment is presented; it is based on the principles of mode matching, transmissibility matching, and consideration of the optimal vibration of both car body and equipment. It is shown that by tuning the suspension stiffness, the first vertical bending frequency of the car body displays a frequency-hopping phenomenon. The first vertical bending frequency of the car body can be enhanced by optimizing the suspension parameters, so as to suppress the vibrations of both the car body and the suspended equipment.

Keywords

High-speed EMU trains under-chassis equipment vibration isolation mode matching suspension design

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