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Abstract In this study, the structure and working principles of an eddy current retarder acting as an auxiliary brake set is introduced in detail. Based on the principle of energy conservation, a mathematical model was developed to design a retarder whose nominal brake torque is 1, 900 Nm. According to the characteristics of the eddy current retarder, an exclusive test bed was developed and used for brake p erformance measurements. The main technical parameters, such as the brake charac teristics, temperature characteristics and power consumption, were measured with the test bed. The test data show that the brake torque of the eddy current reta rder obviously decreased in the continuous braking stage and that there is a cer tain amount of brake torque in the normal driving state because of the remnant m agnetism of the rotor plate. The mathematical model could be used to design an e ddy current retarder. The exclusive test bed could be used for optimization of a n eddy current retarder as well as for R&D of a series of products. International Journal of Automotive TechnologyInternational Journal of Automotiv e Technology Look Inside Other actions Export citation Register for Journal Updates About This Journal Reprints and Permissions Add to Papers Share Share this content on Facebook Share this content on Twitter Share this content on LinkedIn Related Content Supplementary Material (0) References (12) About this Article Title Design and use of an eddy current retarder in an automobile Journal International Journal of Automotive Technology Volume 12, Issue 4 , pp 611-616 Cover Date 2011-08-01 DOI 10.1007/s12239-011-0071-3 Print ISSN 1229-9138 Online ISSN 1976-3832 Publisher

The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers Additional Links Register for Journal Updates Editorial Board About This Journal Manuscript Submission Topics Automotive Engineering Keywords Auxiliary brake Eddy current retarder Mathematical model Design Test Industry Sectors Aerospace Automotive Consumer Packaged Goods Engineering Authors C. Y. Liu lccyyyy@163.com (1) K. J. Jiang (1) Y. Zhang (1) Author Affiliations 1. School of Automobile Engineering, Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology, Changzhou, 213001, China Over 8.5 million scientific documents at your fingertips Browse by Discipline Our Content Journals Books Book Series Protocols Reference Works Other Sites Springer.com SpringerImages SpringerProtocols SpringerMaterials SpringerRefere