| Autor: |
Van Verdeghem, Joachim, Dehez, Bruno, 2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) |
| Přispěvatelé: |
UCL - SST/IMMC/MEED - Mechatronic, Electrical Energy, and Dynamics Systems |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
2020 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). |
| DOI: |
10.1109/ecce44975.2020.9235412 |
| Popis: |
Self-bearing machines offer a highly integrated solution to achieve the rotor drive and magnetic levitation within a single structure. Although the trend is toward a diminution in the number of actively stabilised degrees of freedom to reduce the requirement for sensors, power electronics and controllers, no self-bearing machine relying solely on passive phenomena has been successfully tested so far due to the restrictions highlighted by Earnshaw’s Theorem. Recent researches have demonstrated, through electromechanical models and experimental investigations, that electrodynamic thrust self-bearing machines (EDTSBMs) can gather, within one multifunction winding, both the rotor axial passive suspension and drive. Nonetheless, the test rigs implementing them still comprised external means to ensure the rotor radial and tilt support. In this context, this paper takes the study of EDTSBMs to the final step by combining them with two permanent magnet centring bearings, yielding the first fully passively levitated self-bearing machine. Thorough experimental analyses dealing with the axial forces that support the rotor and its resulting axial position are carried out, proving that stable fully passive levitation can be achieved. The motor and suspension currents as well as the corresponding losses are also investigated. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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