Electrodynamic vibration supression

This paper introduces electromagnetic shunt damping (EMSD) which is similar to piezoelectric shunt damping. EMSD has four major advantages over piezoelectric shunt damping; simple transducer manufacturing, smaller shunt voltages, long stroke and larger control forces. A novel single mode shunt control strategy is validated through experimentation on a simple electromagnetic mass spring damper system. Theoretical results are also presented.