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Since the linear induction motor commonly work with a laterally asymmetric secondary as it is applied to pull rail vehicles, this paper presents a complete equivalent circuit model considering the asymmetry to predict thrust, vertical and transversal forces. First, six correction factors are presented to quantify the variations in the air-gap magnetic flux and secondary induced current as the linear induction motor operating with a laterally asymmetric secondary. Second, it develops a circuit model based on the existing T-model for the rotary induction motor and two correction factors for the magnetizing branch, which is used to indicate the electromagnetic variations in the air-gap flux and secondary plate due to the asymmetry. Third, the mathematical expressions for the thrust, vertical and transversal forces are derived by applying the equivalent circuit model. Then, the six correction factors are calculated with a prototype motor, and the results of them are comprehensively analyzed. Finally, the characteristics in the prototype motor are calculated with the mathematical expressions in a range of rated speed, and validated by the experimental measurements carried out on a test rig and line for linear motors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the magnetic distortion and nonuniform force density of the single-side linear induction motor (SLIM) caused by the lateral movement, edge, and end effects, three types of torques, i.e., the side, normal, and horizontal torques, are produced. This paper investigates these special torques of the SLIM for metro and the variations of these torques when the primary is displaced sideways from a symmetrical position. It is of prime importance to take longitudinal end effects, edge effects, overhang of the primary windings, and lateral displacement into consideration when the air-gap flux density distributions and special torques are calculated via a 3-D analytical method. The air-gap flux density distributions along longitudinal and transverse directions, as well as the force density and torques with the different lateral displacements, are comprehensively investigated when the motor works in the motoring operation. The analytical results are experimentally validated by measurements on a reciprocal power-fed test rig. It shows that the horizontal and side torques, which increase the instability of the suspension system and the antirolling bar of bogie, increase almost linearly with the increase of the lateral displacement. Normal torque decreases with the increasing lateral displacement. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]