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High-speed rotor and controller for controlling magnetic bearings used therefor

US5576587A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 1995
Grant dateNov 19, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2300/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Active magnetic bearings supporting a rotor operated at high speeds is controlled by a controller. Tracking filters provided in the controller pick up forward vibration components in synchronism with the rotational speeds from the displacement signals of the rotor, and a mode separating circuit provided in a mode gain controller takes out displacements of the 3rd and 4th modes. Then, a gain controller provided in the mode gain controller determines suitable gains for the separated displacement signals. A mode synthesizing circuit provided in the mode gain controller synthesizes a controlled variable for each of the bearings from the control signals that are processed for the respective modes. By adding the control variable to the respective bearings, the vibration amplitude is suppressed in critical speed zones of high orders, and the rotor is stably operated up to a high-speed range.

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