Virtual rotor balancing in magnetic bearings
AssigneeMechanical Technology Incorporated
InventorHsiang M. Chen
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Abstract
The apparatus uses an influence coefficient calculating method to allow a rotor supported on active magnetic bearings to rotate about an inertial axis which, due to possible imbalances in the rotor, may be different from the geometric axis of the rotor, without transmitting imbalance forces to the housing of the active magnetic bearings.
Claims8
An apparatus for allowing a rotor supported by magnetic bearings to rotate about an inertial axis and inhibiting forces on the magnetic bearings caused by eccentricities in the rotation of the rotor, comprising:
- probe means for determining a position of the rotor;
- calculation means responsive to said probe means for calculating an eccentricity of the rotor;
- sinusoidal wave generating means responsive to said calculation means;
- controller means responsive to said sinusoidal wave generating means;
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- wherein control signals are transmitted from said controller means to coils of the magnetic bearings thereby allowing the rotor to rotate about the inertial axis and inhibiting forces on the magnetic bearings caused by eccentricities in the rotation of the rotor.
An apparatus for allowing a rotor supported by magnetic bearings to rotate about an inertial axis and inhibiting forces on the magnetic bearings caused by eccentricities in the rotation of the rotor, comprising:
- probe means for determining a position of the rotor;
- calculation means responsive to said probe means for calculating an eccentricity of the rotor, including an influence coefficient calculating means;
- sinusoidal wave generating means responsive to said calculation means;
- controller means responsive to said sinusoidal wave generating means;
- wherein control signals are transmitted from said controller means to coils of the magnetic bearings;
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- wherein a difference of output from said probe means and output of said sinusoidal wave generator is input to said controller means.
A method for allowing a rotor supported by magnetic bearings to rotate about an inertial axis and inhibiting forces on the magnetic bearings caused by eccentricities in the rotation of the rotor, comprising the steps of:
- determining a position of the rotor;
- calculating an eccentricity of the rotor in response to said determining step;
- generating sinusoidal waves responsive to said calculating step;
- generating control signals responsive to said sinusoidal wave generating step and said determining step;
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- transmitting said control signals to coils of the magnetic bearings thereby allowing the rotor to rotate about the inertial axis and inhibiting forces on the magnetic bearings caused by eccentricities in the rotation of the rotor.
A method for allowing a rotor supported by magnetic bearings to rotate about an inertial axis and inhibiting forces on the magnetic bearings caused by eccentricities in the rotation of the rotor, comprising the steps of:
- determining a position of the rotor;
- calculating an eccentricity of the rotor by means of influence coefficients in response to said determining step;
- generating sinusoidal waves responsive to said calculating step;
- generating control signals responsive to said sinusoidal wave generating step and said determining step;
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- transmitting said control signals to coils of the magnetic bearings;
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- calculating a difference of output from said determining step and output of said sinusoidal wave generating step and inputting said difference in said step of generating control signals.
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