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Article
Publication date: 17 March 2016

Avadh Pati and Richa Negi

The active magnetic bearing is highly nonlinear and unstable system. In general most of physical systems, conventional PID control strategies are employed for their stable…

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Purpose

The active magnetic bearing is highly nonlinear and unstable system. In general most of physical systems, conventional PID control strategies are employed for their stable operation but the dynamics of the system are influenced by input voltage saturation that degrades the performance of the system. The conventional PID control scheme does not work properly alone. In such a situation, PID faces windup phenomenon that leads to instability in the system. To overcome this problem, an anti-windup control scheme leads to stable and smooth operation of active magnetic bearing system.

Design/methodology/approach

The proposed anti-windup control strategy is based on dynamic output feedback that is applied on linearized active magnetic bearing (AMB) system to stabilize and avoid the input voltage saturation effect in the actuator.

Findings

An anti-windup controller is designed for active magnetic bearing system in presence of input voltage saturation. The stability of AMB system with anti-windup controller is derived in sense of Lyapunov and expressed as linear matrix inequality problem for AMB system and the designed anti-windup controller also enlarges the region of attraction of considered AMB system.

Originality/value

T-S fuzzy technique is used for obtaining local linear model of nonlinear active magnetic bearing system for easy and simple implementation of anti-windup control scheme. In proposed methodology the region of attraction for anti-windup compensator is also discussed. The effectiveness of proposed method is verified by the numerical simulation results for considered active magnetic bearing system and domain of attraction or stability region of closed loop AMB system are also calculated using Eigen Value Optimization technique for both the cases such as with and without anti-windup controller. The comparative result and the contribution of proposed control strategy are also discussed.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering , vol. 35 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

Article
Publication date: 6 November 2023

Qing Liu, Li Wang and Ming Feng

This paper aims to study the clearance compatibility of active magnetic bearing (AMB) and gas bearing (GB) to achieve a single-structured hybrid gas-magnetic bearing (HGMB), which…

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Purpose

This paper aims to study the clearance compatibility of active magnetic bearing (AMB) and gas bearing (GB) to achieve a single-structured hybrid gas-magnetic bearing (HGMB), which uses a single bearing structure to realize both the functions of gas bearing and magnetic bearing.

Design/methodology/approach

Because the radial clearance size of the AMB is typically ten times larger than that of the GB, radial clearance compatibility of GB and AMB needs to maximize the radial clearance of GB by adjusting structural parameters. Parametric analysis of structural parameters of GB is explored. Furthermore, a general structural design principle based on static analysis, rotordynamic performance and system stability is established for the single-structured HGMB.

Findings

Load capacity is vastly reduced due to the enlarged radial clearance of the GB. A minimum clearance needs to be ensured by increasing the bearing diameter or width to compensate for the reduced load capacity, yet indirectly raising the bearing load. Increased bearing load is conducive to stability, yet it raises the risk of rotor abrasion. In addition, excessively large bearing diameter leads to system instability, and inappropriate bearing width affects critical speeds. A general structural design principle is established and the designed HGMB–rotor processes optimal performances.

Originality/value

A single-structured HGMB is proposed to address the urgent demand for high-speed, cryogenic turboexpanders with frequent starts/stops. This design applies a single-bearing structure to realize the characteristics of both GB and AMB, greatly simplifying the implementation, reducing air friction loss and raising critical speeds. This paper provides a fresh perspective on the development of cryogenic turboexpanders for hydrogen liquefaction. It theoretically validates the feasibility and provides a design guide for a single-structured HGMB system.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 75 no. 10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 1 February 1987

HAVING looked at all the problems that one may find in lubrication and wear, one may dream of a bearing which would have no contact between the rotating and static parts: the…

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HAVING looked at all the problems that one may find in lubrication and wear, one may dream of a bearing which would have no contact between the rotating and static parts: the magnetic bearing is one such dream.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 39 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

Article
Publication date: 7 November 2016

Yu-Cheng Chou, Yi-Hua Fan, Madoka Nakajima and Yi-Lin Liao

The purpose of this paper is to present the use of artificial immune systems (AISs) to solve constrained design optimization problems for active magnetic bearings (AMBs).

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present the use of artificial immune systems (AISs) to solve constrained design optimization problems for active magnetic bearings (AMBs).

Design/methodology/approach

This research applies the AIS approach, more specifically, a representative clonal selection-based AIS called CLONALG, to the single-objective structural design optimization of AMBs. In addition, when compared with a genetic algorithm (GA) developed in the previous work, the CLONALG fails to produce best solutions when a nearly zero feasible ratio occurs in an AMB design problem. Therefore, an AIS called ARISCO (AIS for constrained optimization) is proposed to address the above issue.

Findings

A total of six AMB design cases are solved by the GA, CLONALG, and ARISCO. Based on the simulation results, in terms of solution quality, the ARISCO is shown to have better overall performance than the CLONALG and GA. In particular, when solving a problem with a nearly zero feasible ratio, the ARISCO and GA perform equally and both outperform the CLONALG.

Originality/value

In summary, the contributions of this paper include: this research applies the AIS approach, more precisely, the CLONALG, to the single-objective structural design optimization of AMBs; the ARISCO overall produces better AMB designs than the CLONALG and a GA developed in the previous work; in situations where a nearly zero feasible ratio occurs, the ARISCO and GA perform equally, and they both outperform the CLONALG.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 33 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Article
Publication date: 1 March 2019

Reza Safaeian and Hossein Heydari

This paper aims to suggest the use of air or iron intervals between axially magnetized rings to increase the forces and stiffness of permanent magnet passive magnetic bearings

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Purpose

This paper aims to suggest the use of air or iron intervals between axially magnetized rings to increase the forces and stiffness of permanent magnet passive magnetic bearings (PMBs). The paper calculates the stiffness of such bearings through an analytical method and optimizes the dimensions of the magnets for achieving maximum stiffness.

Design/methodology/approach

For determining the magnetic fields distribution, forces and stiffness of the bearings, a 2D analytical method is used, based on the subdomain method. For the sake of generalization, all of the parameters are normalized and optimized for maximum normalized stiffness per magnet volume ratio.

Findings

The optimum sizes of the magnets as well as the optimum dimensions of the air or iron intervals are calculated in this paper. The optimum sizes of the magnets are around the air gap length and it is very difficult to realize them. Using iron intervals can improve the stiffness to the extremely high values in practical dimensions of the magnets.

Originality/value

This paper presents a novel configuration for improving the performance of PMBs with alternately axially magnetized rings.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering , vol. 38 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 2 October 2017

Shyh-Leh Chen, Pei-Hua Lee and Chow-Shing Toh

This paper is concerned with the design and analysis of a bearingless motor.

Abstract

Purpose

This paper is concerned with the design and analysis of a bearingless motor.

Design/methodology/approach

The bearingless motor is obtained by a regular three-pole active magnetic bearing with an intentionally attached unbalanced mass on the rotor. It is the unbalanced mass that will generate the rotational torque for the motor function. Modeling and control of the unbalanced mass-type bearingless motor have been considered.

Findings

It is found through simulations that both functions of motor and magnetic bearing can indeed be achieved in this system.

Originality/value

This novel bearingless motor requires no additional windings and permanent magnets. Thus, it can greatly reduce the cost and design of the bearingless motor.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 34 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Article
Publication date: 24 June 2019

Dawid Wajnert and Bronislaw Tomczuk

The purpose of this paper is to create a reliable nonlinear magnetic equivalent circuit (NMEC) of the hybrid magnetic bearing (HMB). Commonly used magnetic equivalent circuits of…

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to create a reliable nonlinear magnetic equivalent circuit (NMEC) of the hybrid magnetic bearing (HMB). Commonly used magnetic equivalent circuits of HMB omit a saturation effect of the magnetic material as well as the leakage and fringing flux. It results in imprecise modelling of the magnetic field distribution. On the other hand, only 3D finite element analysis (FEA) can be used to precisely simulate the magnetic field in this type of the magnetic bearing. The proposed NMEC incorporates the saturation effect of the magnetic material, as well as the leakage and fringing flux.

Design/methodology/approach

The magnetic equivalent circuit of presented HMB is proposed to obtain a reliable model that ensures short calculation time. Developed NMEC incorporates the phenomena as the saturation effect, as well as the leakage and fringing flux. The reluctance of the air gap that includes the fringing flux was calculated using 3D FEA. Kirchhoffs’ laws were used to create a set of nonlinear equations that were iteratively solved by Broyden’s method.

Findings

Incorporating into NMEC of the HMB a saturation effect of the magnetic material, as well as the leakage and fringing flux, resulted in the accurate model that was in good agreement with 3 D finite element model and the real object. The developed NMEC offers the calculation time in the range of miliseconds, therefore can be successfully used in the engineering design instead of the FEM.

Originality/value

Presented NMEC can be considered as a fundamental model that can be successfully used for accurate and fast simulation of the HMB. Proposed NMEC includes considerable factors that decide about the model accuracy such as the saturation effect of the ferromagnetic material and the leakage and fringing flux. The developed NMEC can be used in the optimization procedures and for simulations of dynamic responses.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 38 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 1 September 2004

Boštjan Polajžer, Gorazd Štumberger, Drago Dolinar and Kay Hameyer

The dynamic model of radial active magnetic bearings, which is based on the current and position dependent partial derivatives of flux linkages and radial force characteristics…

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The dynamic model of radial active magnetic bearings, which is based on the current and position dependent partial derivatives of flux linkages and radial force characteristics, is determined using the finite element method. In this way, magnetic nonlinearities and cross‐coupling effects are considered more completely than in similar dynamic models. The presented results show that magnetic nonlinearities and cross‐coupling effects can change the electromotive forces considerably. These disturbing effects have been determined and can be incorporated into the real‐time realization of nonlinear control in order to achieve cross‐coupling compensations.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 23 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 1 October 1998

W.‐R. Canders, H. May and R. Palka

The paper presents different topologies of inherent stable magnetic support systems consisting of monolithic high temperature superconductors (HTSC) and permanent magnets (PM)…

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The paper presents different topologies of inherent stable magnetic support systems consisting of monolithic high temperature superconductors (HTSC) and permanent magnets (PM). They may be used as contactless magnetic bearings for high speed rotating machines. Depending on the application, cylindric, conic or disk shaped HTSC‐PM arrangements with increased both radial and/or axial forces and stiffnesses are proposed. The dependencies of optimal pole pitch on the air gap are given including the effects of limited current densities associated with the behaviour of real monolithic superconductors. Furthermore, the effect of zero field and maximum field frozen HTSCs on the performance of magnetic HTSC bearings are represented. To compute the magnetic HTSC‐PM interaction a new extended finite element (EFEM) program is applied.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 17 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 16 July 2019

Mariusz Żokowski, Krzysztof Falkowski, Paulina Kurnyta-Mazurek and Maciej Henzel

The paper presents the results of work on control systems of bearingless electric motors. Authors proposed the applications of bearingless electric machines for aircraft actuation…

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Purpose

The paper presents the results of work on control systems of bearingless electric motors. Authors proposed the applications of bearingless electric machines for aircraft actuation system. Suggested solution characterizes novel concept of on-board equipment design such as More Electric Aircraft. Magnetic suspension technology allows elimination of friction force and the negative performance features of classic bearing system. However, to achieve all these purposes appropriately, dedicated control system must be also applied.

Design/methodology/approach

The development of a control system of bearingless electric machine is presented in detail. Mathematical model and construction of induction bearingless motor are widely discussed. Then, proportional–integral-derivative controller algorithm designing for BEM control system was presented using the well pole placement method. Simulation model of BEM control system with use of Matlab-Simulink software was shown. Finally, experimental studies on laboratory stand were introduced. The paper presents design methodology of conventional and advanced control system of bearingless motor.

Findings

The presented concept of the bearingless electric machines could be applied in the on-board actuation system. During research, full control system of bearingless electric motor was designed and tested. This system consisted of two subsystems. The first responded for rotary speed stabilization and second one was designed for position control of the rotor in the air gap.

Practical implications

The presented concept of the bearingless electric machines could be applied in the on-board actuation system. During research, full control system of bearingless electric motor was designed and tested. This system consisted of two subsystems. The first responded for rotary speed stabilization and second one was designed for position control of the rotor in the air gap.

Originality/value

The idea of active magnetic suspension system will be implemented for aviation on technology readiness level V. The paper presents unique laboratory stand with bearingless electric motor and experimental studies. The stable time responses of designed control system were presented and discussed. In addition, preliminary considerations of advanced control system with robust controller were introduced as well.

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Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 92 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1748-8842

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