Dynamic responses of the rotor supported by a new type zero-clearance catcher bearing

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (19-21) ◽  
pp. 1740014
Author(s):  
Yi-Li Zhu ◽  
Zhong-Qiao Zheng

Catcher bearings (CB) are required to support the rotor rotating for some time when a failure event of active magnetic bearing (AMB) system occurs. For this purpose, a new type zero-clearance catcher bearing (NTZCB) is proposed. The influences of different parameters of NTZCB on the rotor dynamic responses are theoretically and experimentally analyzed. The results indicate that choosing relatively soft spring and heavy moveable supporting pedestal can effectively buffer the rotor vibrations, which makes it possible for the rotor to keep rotating with the support of the CB system for a long time.

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1057-1061
Author(s):  
Zhu Yili ◽  
Zhang Yongchun

In an active magnetic bearing (AMB) system, the Auxiliary bearings (ABs) are indispensable to protect the rotor and stator in case of AMB failure. Most of the former researches try to modify relevant design parameters of ABs to buffer the following impacts and heating after rotor drop. Based on the analysis of the disadvantages of traditional ABs, a new type of AB with the support of metal rubber ring is proposed to enhance the AB work performance in AMB system. Detailed simulation models containing rigid rotor model, contact model between rotor and inner race as well as AB system model after rotor drop are established. Then, using those established models the dynamic responses are simulated to obtain proper metal rubber ring support characteristics. Finally, relevant rotor drop experiments are carried out on the established AMB test bench. The experiment results verify the advantages of the new type ABs and the correctness of simulation analysis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (34n36) ◽  
pp. 1840077
Author(s):  
Yi-Li Zhu ◽  
Yan-Hong Zhang ◽  
Yi-Lin Liu

As it is difficult for traditional control method to realize rotor resuspension after short failure of Active Magnetic Bearing (AMB) system, a new control method containing rotor collision force evaluation algorithm module, rotor position control algorithm module and rotor vibration speed control algorithm module was proposed. Through the evaluation of rotor collision force, the controller automatically selects rotor positon control mode or rotor speed control mode. Based on rigid rotor theory, rotor dynamic model was established to analyze the dynamic responses after short failure of AMB system utilizing different control method. The results proved that the proposed control method can successfully realize rotor re-suspension.


Author(s):  
Ha-Yong Kim ◽  
Chong-Won Lee

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 homopolar 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.


Author(s):  
Norbert Steinschaden ◽  
Helmut Springer

Abstract In order to get a better understanding of the dynamics of active magnetic bearing (AMB) systems under extreme operating conditions a simple, nonlinear model for a radial AMB system is investigated. Instead of the common way of linearizing the magnetic forces at the center position of the rotor with respect to rotor displacement and coil current, the fully nonlinear force to displacement and the force to current characteristics are used. The AMB system is excited by unbalance forces of the rotor. Especially for the case of large rotor eccentricities, causing large rotor displacements, the behaviour of the system is discussed. A path-following analysis of the equations of motion shows that for some combinations of parameters well-known nonlinear phenomena may occur, as, for example, symmetry breaking, period doubling and even regions of global instability can be observed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 494-495 ◽  
pp. 685-688
Author(s):  
Rong Gao ◽  
Gang Luo ◽  
Cong Xun Yan

Active magnetic bearing (AMB) system is a complex integrated system including mechanics, electronic and magnetism. In order to research for the basic dynamic characteristic of rotor supported by AMB, it is necessary to present mathematics method. The dynamics formula of AMB is established using theory means of dynamics of rotator and mechanics of vibrations. At the same tine, the running stability of rotor is analyzed and the example is presented in detail.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Zhang ◽  
R. Q. Wu ◽  
B. Siriguleng

The asymptotic perturbation method is used to analyze the nonlinear vibrations and chaotic dynamics of a rotor-active magnetic bearing (AMB) system with 16-pole legs and the time-varying stiffness. Based on the expressions of the electromagnetic force resultants, the influences of some parameters, such as the cross-sectional area Aα of one electromagnet and the number N of windings in each electromagnet coil, on the electromagnetic force resultants are considered for the rotor-AMB system with 16-pole legs. Based on the Newton law, the governing equation of motion for the rotor-AMB system with 16-pole legs is obtained and expressed as a two-degree-of-freedom system with the parametric excitation and the quadratic and cubic nonlinearities. According to the asymptotic perturbation method, the four-dimensional averaged equation of the rotor-AMB system is derived under the case of 1 : 1 internal resonance and 1 : 2 subharmonic resonances. Then, the frequency-response curves are employed to study the steady-state solutions of the modal amplitudes. From the analysis of the frequency responses, both the hardening-type nonlinearity and the softening-type nonlinearity are observed in the rotor-AMB system. Based on the numerical solutions of the averaged equation, the changed procedure of the nonlinear dynamic behaviors of the rotor-AMB system with the control parameter is described by the bifurcation diagram. From the numerical simulations, the periodic, quasiperiodic, and chaotic motions are observed in the rotor-active magnetic bearing (AMB) system with 16-pole legs, the time-varying stiffness, and the quadratic and cubic nonlinearities.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seng-Chi Chen ◽  
Van-Sum Nguyen ◽  
Dinh-Kha Le ◽  
Nguyen Thi Hoai Nam

Studies on active magnetic bearing (AMB) systems are increasing in popularity and practical applications. Magnetic bearings cause less noise, friction, and vibration than the conventional mechanical bearings; however, the control of AMB systems requires further investigation. The magnetic force has a highly nonlinear relation to the control current and the air gap. This paper proposes an intelligent control method for positioning an AMB system that uses a neural fuzzy controller (NFC). The mathematical model of an AMB system comprises identification followed by collection of information from this system. A fuzzy logic controller (FLC), the parameters of which are adjusted using a radial basis function neural network (RBFNN), is applied to the unbalanced vibration in an AMB system. The AMB system exhibited a satisfactory control performance, with low overshoot, and produced improved transient and steady-state responses under various operating conditions. The NFC has been verified on a prototype AMB system. The proposed controller can be feasibly applied to AMB systems exposed to various external disturbances; demonstrating the effectiveness of the NFC with self-learning and self-improving capacities is proven.


1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ishii ◽  
R. Gordon Kirk

The active magnetic bearing (AMB) is a relatively new technology which has many advantages compared with conventional bearing design. In an AMB system, the rolling-element back-up bearings are indispensable to protect the magnetic bearing rotor and stator, and other stationary seals along the rotor shaft. In this paper, a theoretical formulation is proposed and solved numerically to examine the transient response of the flexible rotor, from the time just previous to when the AMB shuts down and including the rotor drop onto the back-up bearing. The backward whirl of the rotor, which may lead to the destructive damage of the machinery, has been analytically predicted at very light support damping and very high support damping. Also, the vibration due to the nonlinearity of the contact point geometry has been included in the analysis. The influence of the support damping on the displacement of the disk and also the contact force between the journal and the inner-race of the back-up bearing have been computed for various rotor system parameters. By comparing these results with the optimum support damping for the simple flexible rotor model, it is shown that this support damping optimization can be applicable for specifying the required optimum range of support damping for the back-up bearings of AMB systems.


2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulan Zhao ◽  
Guojun Yang ◽  
Patrick Keogh ◽  
Lei Zhao

Active magnetic bearings (AMBs) have been utilized widely to support high-speed rotors. However, in the case of AMB failure, emergencies, or overload conditions, the auxiliary bearing is chosen as the backup protector to provide mechanical supports and displacement constraints for the rotor. With lack of support, the auxiliary bearing will catch the dropping rotor. Accordingly, high contact forces and corresponding thermal generation due to mechanical rub are applied on the dynamic contact area. Rapid deterioration may be brought about by excessive dynamic and thermal shocks. Therefore, the auxiliary bearing must be sufficiently robust to guarantee the safety of the AMB system. Many approaches have been put forward in the literature to estimate the rotor dynamic motion, nonetheless most of them focus on the horizontal rotor drop and few consider the inclination around the horizontal plane for the vertical rotor. The main purpose of this paper is to predict the rotor dynamic behavior accurately for the vertical rotor drop case. A detailed model for the vertical rotor drop process with consideration of the rotating inclination around x- and y-axes is proposed in this paper. Additionally, rolling and sliding friction are distinguished in the simulation scenario. This model has been applied to estimate the rotor drop process in a helium circulator system equipped with AMBs for the 10 MW high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTR-10). The HTR-10 has been designed and researched by the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET) of Tsinghua University. The auxiliary bearing is utilized to support the rotor in the helium circulator. The validity of this model is verified by the results obtained in this paper as well. This paper also provides suggestions for the further improvement of auxiliary bearing design and engineering application.


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