Abstract
Regererative damper has been proposed and successfully reported. A question arrises how we can utilize the harvested energy. This paper introduces a new technology which uses a moving coil type actuator. A PWM step-up chopper is used to regenerate the vibration energy and control the damping force for the regenerative mode. Another PWM chopper is used to control the damping force for the active mode. A simulation is carried out to confirm the proposed control strategy.
