Suppression of Thrust Fluctuation of a New Ironless Tubular Permanent Magnet Synchronous Linear Motor Based on the Halbach Array

The air gap magnetic field (AGMF) is the key factor in determining the ironless tubular permanent magnet synchronous linear motor (ITPMSLM). The distortion of its waveform causes thrust fluctuation during the operation of the motor, resulting in poor machining accuracy of the machine tool. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a new chamfered permanent magnet structure (CPMS) to improve its performance. First, the equivalent magnetic charge method is used to analyze the AGMF, and the analytical expressions of the no-load back EMF and thrust of the new motor are obtained. Second, the AGMF of six kinds of CPMS is analyzed by the Fourier coefficient. Taking the minimum harmonic distortion rate as the optimization objective, the CPMS that makes the AGMF waveform reach the best sinusoidal property is obtained and the no-load back EMF and thrust of the new motor are analyzed. Then, the new motor is compared with the ITPMSLM of rectangle permanent magnet structures (RPMS). Finally, according to the CPMS, the test prototype is built and tested under different working conditions. The research results show that when the outer circumference is 45o chamfered, the ratio of permanent magnet thickness h2 to the chamfered thickness h1 is 0.8; the sinusoidal property of AGMF is the best, and this structure can effectively reduce the motor thrust fluctuation rates to less than 0.01%, which verifies the effectiveness of the CPMS in improving the sinusoidal property in the AGMF and restraining the thrust fluctuation of the ITPMLSM.

Temperature Field Analysis and Cooling Structure Design of Ironless Permanent Magnet Synchronous Linear Motor

Objective: Ironless, permanent magnet, synchronous linear (IPMSL) motors are applied widely in precision servo control for the nonexistence of cogging forces and comparatively small fluctuations in thrust and speed. Method: The air and water cooling structures are designed by assuming the heat loss in the motor operations is the source for the distribution of the temperature field in the analysis under natural cooling. Conclusion: The temperature fields of the linear motor under the two cooling modes are compared and analyzed, which helps monitor the temperature of linear motors during development and operations.

Thrust ripple analysis for improved modular tubular permanent magnet synchronous linear motor

Various technologies have ever been developed to minimize the detent force of linear motors. Although the traditional modular structure can effectively reduce the detent force, the width of the flux barrier and the number of units severely limit its application. To solve these, this paper proposes a new modular type of tubular permanent magnet synchronous linear motor (TPMSLM), which consists of two identical unit motors. For simplification, a subdomain analytical method of the unit motor is firstly established, and its accuracy is verified by a comparison with that of the finite element method. Using the two approaches, the important parameters of the motor are analyzed. A modified two-unit modular TPMSLM is also proposed through the star vectograms of the electromotive force, which achieves thrust performance similar to the traditional three-unit modular TPMSLM with a smaller axial size. Moreover, to make full use of the volume of the flux barrier, end teeth are added at both ends of the unit motors. The simulation results indicate that a reasonable end tooth structure can not only reduce the magnetic leakage phenomenon of the end but also effectively improve the thrust of the motor.

Light-Driven Linear Inchworm Motor Based on Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators Fabricated with Rubbing Overwriting

Linear displacement is used for positioning and scanning, e.g., in robotics at different scales or in—scientific instrumentation. Most linear motors are either powered by rotary drives or are driven directly by pressure, electromagnetic forces or a shape change in a medium, such as piezoelectrics or shape-memory materials. Here, we present a centimeter-scale light-powered linear inchworm motor, driven by two liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) accordion-like actuators. The rubbing overwriting technique was used to fabricate the LCE actuators, made of elastomer film with patterned alignment. In the linear motor, a scanned green laser beam induces a sequence of travelling deformations in a pair of actuators that move a gripper, which couples to a shaft via friction moving it with an average speed in the order of millimeters per second. The prototype linear motor demonstrates how LCE light-driven actuators with a limited stroke can be used to drive more complex mechanisms, where large displacements can be achieved, defined only by the technical constrains (the shaft length in our case), and not by the limited strain of the material. Inchworm motors driven by LCE actuators may be scaled down to sub-millimeter size and can be used in applications where remote control and power supply with light, either delivered in free space beams or via fibers, is an advantage.

Influence of high temperature degaussing on lifting capacity of linear motor reciprocating pump

The submersible linear motor reciprocating pump is a new type of artificial lift. The degaussing effect of its permanent magnet at high temperature will reduce the lifting capacity of the linear motor reciprocating pump. In this paper, the thermal stability of NdFeB permanent magnet material was studied by simulating the underground temperature and pressure conditions in a high-temperature and high-pressure reactor and combining with a Tesla instrument. The results show that NdFeB material loses its magnetism rapidly at high temperature, and the residual magnetism is proportional to the ambient temperature of the magnet. The high temperature demagnetization effect of large magnets is more serious due to eddy current loss and hysteresis loss.

Design of linear phase shifting transformer based on linear motor

In this paper, a linear phase shifting transformer based on linear motor is studied. The transformer is composed of four groups of three-phase full-bridge inverter system and a linear core. The DC power supply can be converted into three-phase alternating current through the inverter system and the linear phase shifting transformer. Compared with the traditional phase-shifting transformer, the linear phase-shifting transformer is easy to expand, easy to connect, and has better heat dissipation. The simulation results show that this scheme is feasible.

Analysis of the Transformer Characteristics for an Integration System with a Wireless Power Transfer Device and Linear Motor

This paper proposed the transformer characteristic analysis method for the wireless power transfer (WPT) device and linear motor (LM) integration system that can be applied to industrial cleanroom transfer systems. A cable is required to supply the power in conventional systems. In comparison, the proposed system utilizes a WPT device that can simplify power transfers and make a better space utilization. The shape of the wireless power transmission system is proposed along with the discussion of the 2D FEA analysis method about the inductance analyzing method, which are important parameters in magnetic coupling. In addition, ferrite iron loss was calculated based on the analysis results, and applied to the entire modeling circuit to verify the validity of the measured and analyzed values. Finally, the proposed analysis method for the transformer coupling characteristics of the wireless power transfer combined with the transfer system is verified by experiments and simulations.