DESIGN AND CONTROL OF ACTIVE MAGNETIC BEARING SYSTEM WITH LORENTZ FORCE TYPE AXIAL ACTUATOR

摘要

As the size of 5-axis active magnetic bearing (AMB) gets smaller, the space limitation for installation of axial magnetic bearing unit becomes stringent. In this paper, a new type of compact, high-performance 5-axis AMB with solid cores and rotor is proposed, which consists of four permanent magnets, four U-shaped cores and 16 control coils. The proposed homo-polar AMB system is levitated by the Lorentz type axial as well as Maxwell type radial forces. Based on the magnetic flux distribution analysis, the control algorithm is designed to account for the coupled effect between the radial and axial control fluxes. Experiments are also carried out with a prototype AMB system to validate the new design concept.