An electromagnetic bearing arrangement for a rotating equipment, the electromagnetic bearing arrangement comprising an electromagnet; an amplifier arrangement based on IGBT switches (34a-b, 35a-b, 44a-b, 45); a power supply for powering the amplifier arrangement; a controller for controlling the amplifier arrangement to operate the electromagnet; and a position sensor for measuring the position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet, characterized in that the controller comprises a position control module and a direct force control module, wherein - the position sensor is operatively connected to the position control module to forward the measured position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet to the position control module; - the position control module is configured to calculate a force reference (F ref) based on the measured position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet; - the position sensor is operatively connected to the direct force control module to forward the measured position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet to the direct force control module; and - the electromagnetic bearing arrangement comprises a sensor arrangement for measuring at least one parameter (i u, i d) indicative of a force exerted by the electromagnet and is operatively connected to the direct force control module to forward the measured parameter indicative of the force exerted by the electromagnet to the direct force control module; and - the direct force control module is configured to calculate an estimated force (F cal) exerted by the electromagnet based on the measured position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet and the measured parameter indicative of the force exerted by the electromagnet, to compare the force reference with the estimated force exerted by the electromagnet, and to control the amplifier arrangement to operate the electromagnet by a switch command determined based on said comparison, wherein the direct force control module comprises a force comparator submodule configured to compare the force reference with the estimated force exerted by the electromagnet, and to provide a force status based on the comparison, wherein the direct force control module comprises a gate selection table submodule configured to provide the switch command for the amplifier arrangement based on the force status, wherein the gate selection table submodule holds a table comprising force statuses, and, for each force status, a switch command to be used, and wherein the gate selection table submodule is configured to provide the switch command for the amplifier arrangement by referring to the table. - the position sensor is operatively connected to the position control module to forward the measured position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet to the position control module; - the position control module is configured to calculate a force reference (F ref) based on the measured position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet; - the position sensor is operatively connected to the direct force control module to forward the measured position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet to the direct force control module; and - the electromagnetic bearing arrangement comprises a sensor arrangement for measuring at least one parameter (i u, i d) indicative of a force exerted by the electromagnet and is operatively connected to the direct force control module to forward the measured parameter indicative of the force exerted by the electromagnet to the direct force control module; and - the direct force control module is configured to calculate an estimated force (F cal) exerted by the electromagnet based on the measured position of the rotating equipment in relation to the electromagnet and the measured parameter indicative of the force exerted by the electromagnet, to compare the force reference with the estimated force exerted by the electromagnet, and to control the amplifier arrangement to operate the electromagnet by a switch command determined based on said comparison,