US 4,121,143 AGranted

Device for compensating synchronous disturbances in the magnetic suspension of a rotor

AssigneeSociete Anonyme dite: Societe Europeene de Propulsion

InventorsHelmut Habermann, Maurice Brunet, Pierre Joly

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Abstract

A device is disclosed for compensating synchronous disturbances in the magnetic suspension system of a rotor which is supported by a radial electromagnetic bearing and which has means associated therewith for detecting the radial position of the rotor, comprising a servo-circuit for connection between the detecting means and windings of the electromagnetic bearing and including a circuit for the control of the current supply to the windings in response to signals from the detecting means to keep the rotor in a pre-determined radial position. The servo-circuit is provided with means for filtering the signals supplied by the detecting means between the latter and the control circuit, the filtering means having at least one band rejection filter centered on a frequency which is a direct function of the speed of rotation of the rotor.

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A magnetic suspension system for a rotor, comprising at least one active radial electromagnetic bearing having electromagnetic windings;

detecting means for producing a position signal representative of the radial position of the rotor with respect to a predetermined radial position;
energizing means for supplying current to said windings;
and a servo-circuit coupled between said detecting means and said energizing means for controlling the current supplied to said windings in response to said position signal so as to maintain the rotor in said predetermined radial position, wherein said servo-circuit comprises:
band rejection filter means receiving said position signal and having a frequency rejection band centered on a central frequency equal to n.multidot..omega., where n is an integer and .omega. is the rotational speed of the rotor, for eliminating from said position signal a component having the frequency n.multidot..omega., and
means for generating a signal representative of the rotational speed .omega. of the rotor and connected to said band rejection filter means for continuously slaving said central frequency of said frequency rejection band to the value n.multidot..omega..

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A magnetic suspension system for a rotor, comprising at least one active radial electromagnetic bearing having electromagnetic windings;

first and second detecting means for producing first and second signals representative of the radial position of the rotor according to first and second axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of rotation of the rotor in a fixed reference system;
energizing means for supplying a current to said windings;
and a servo-circuit connected between said first and second detecting means and said energizing means for controlling the current supplied to said windings in response to said first and second signals so as to maintain the rotor in a predetermined radial position, wherein said servo-circuit comprises:
band rejection filter means receiving said first and second signals and having a frequency rejection band centered on a central frequency equal to n.multidot..omega., where n is an integer and .omega. is the rotational speed of the rotor, for eliminating from said first and second signals components having the frequency n.multidot..omega., and
means for generating a signal representative of the rotational speed .omega. of the rotor and connected to said band rejection filter means for continuously slaving said central frequency of said frequency rejection band to the value n.multidot..omega..

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