Patent Application: US-60993809-A

Abstract:
an extremely energy efficient , compact , integrated hybrid five axis passive and active magnetic bearing system is developed for suspending a rotor within a non - rotating stator without conventional rolling element or fluid film bearings wherein 1 ) an axial permanent magnetic set of poles generates a magnetic flux path creating an axial repulsive force which keeps the rotor axially centered in the stator without using a thrust disk or radial thrust faces , 2 ) two radial electromagnetic bearings generate radial magnetic flux paths which create radial forces which keep the rotor radially centered in the housing , and 3 ) an integrated axial / radial permanent flux path which provides a bias flux for the radial bearings .

Description:
in an embodiment the rotor 1 may be comprised of soft magnetic materials and the dual functional permanent magnets 2 ( in fig1 ) are located in the rotor . the reverse polarity stacked permanent magnets 3 ( in fig1 ) are located in the stator . the right radial active magnetic bearing stator lamination 4 and the left radial active magnetic bearing stator lamination 5 may be comprised of silicon iron lamination . the stator flux linkage component 6 may be comprised of soft magnetic materials . the right side active magnetic bearing stator coils 7 and the left side active magnetic bearing stator coils 8 control radial forces acting upon the rotor . the left side active magnetic bearings may comprise of a stator lamination 5 and stator coils 8 , while the right side active magnetic bearing may comprise of the stator lamination 4 and stator coils 7 . the permanent magnetic bias flux path 9 provides the bias flux for both left and right side of the active radial bearings as shown by the dashed arrow lines . the passive axial pm bearing rotor portion 10 ( in fig3 ) provides compensation for axial forces on the rotor . the dual functional permanent magnet 11 ( in fig3 and 4 ) is located in the stator . the permanent magnet rotor component 12 ( in fig4 ) provides the magnetic flux for the passive axial bearing . in an aspect of an embodiment , as schematically shown in fig1 , the dual functional permanent magnets 2 form the rotor portion of the axial passive permanent magnet bearing ( consisting of 2 and 3 ). there are two active radial magnetic bearings at the right and left side of the dual functional permanent magnets 2 . the dual functional permanent magnets 2 may be split into two components , to increase the performance of the passive magnetic bearing . the stator has reverse polarity stacked permanent magnet 3 , while the rotor has two singly polarized dual functional permanent magnets 2 , providing a simplified permanent magnetic bias flux path 9 through the rotor unlike conventional devices . the stator may have a separate permanent magnetic bias flux linkage component 6 employed to avoid placing the reverse polarity stacked permanent magnets 3 in the active radial magnetic bearing flux paths . unlike conventional devices , this embodiment provides axial centering of the rotor in the stator without any thrust disk or radial thrust faces on the rotor . in one application expected application to a blood pump , the axial magnetic suspension provides for a streamlined design which does not obstruct the path of any fluids through the clearance space around the rotor . the permanent magnetic bias flux path 9 follows the path shown by the dashed arrows in fig1 . the path 1 ) starts from dual functional permanent magnets 2 in the center of the rotor 1 in fig1 ., 2 ) then it comes left axially into rotor 1 until it turns upward about 90 degrees into the left radial active magnetic bearing stator lamination 5 , 3 ) after it enters into the left radial active magnetic bearing stator lamination 5 , it turns rightward about 90 degrees and passes into the stator bias flux linkage component 6 , 4 ) it then passes into the right radial active magnetic bearing stator lamination 4 , 5 ) the permanent magnetic bias flux path 9 turns another approximately 90 degrees until it flows radially inward through the right radial active magnetic bearing stator lamination 4 , and 6 ) it passes back into the rotor 1 and make another approximately 90 degrees turn returning to dual functional permanent magnets 2 . in the bottom of fig1 , it has a similar path . fig2 shows an end view of the left radial active magnetic bearing geometry consisting of rotor 1 , stator lamination 5 and stator coils 8 and permanent magnet bias flux path 9 . an aspect of various embodiments of the present invention may provide a number of advantages , such as but not limited thereto , the following : the dual functional permanent magnets 2 are not in the path of active control flux loop , so it is more efficient to generate active control fluxes . also , the permanent magnetic bias flux biases the active radial magnetic bearings into a homopolar configuration , which reduces rotation loss in the rotor . the passive axial pm bearing also has the advantage of using reverse polarity stacked permanent magnets 3 at the stator , and the split dual functional permanent magnets 2 configuration increases the stiffness of the passive axial permanent magnet bearing . it may be noted that no thrust disk or radial thrust faces are required to generate the magnetic flux paths necessary to center the rotor in the stator with this configuration , plus the rotor is easy to assemble into the stator . in another embodiment , as shown in fig3 , 4 , the dual functional permanent magnet 11 are located in the stator portion of axial passive permanent magnet bearing . the passive axial pm bearing rotor portion 10 is a soft magnetic material target as shown in fig3 , or consists of one or more permanent magnet rotor components 12 to increase the performance of the passive magnetic bearing shown in fig4 . the stator has two bias flux linkage components 6 . there are two active radial magnetic bearings , one at each side of the bias permanent magnet . again , no thrust disk or radial faces are required in this preferred embodiment . the following patents , applications and publications as listed below and throughout this document are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety herein . the devices , systems , and methods of various embodiments of the invention disclosed herein may be utilized as part of , but not limited thereto , the following : blood pump , an artificial heart pump , vacuum pumps , other pump types , compressor , turbines , motors and many other machines . the devices , systems , and methods of various embodiments of the invention disclosed herein may utilize aspects disclosed in the following references , applications , 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rotating machinery ( unofficial title )”. in summary , while the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments , many modifications , variations , alterations , substitutions , and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art . the present invention is not to be limited in scope by the specific embodiment described herein . indeed , various modifications of the present invention , in addition to those described herein , will be apparent to those of skill in the art from the foregoing description and accompanying drawings . accordingly , the invention is to be considered as limited only by the spirit and scope of the following claims , including all modifications and equivalents . still other embodiments will become readily apparent to those skilled in this art from reading the above - recited detailed description and drawings of certain exemplary embodiments . it should be understood that numerous variations , modifications , and additional embodiments are possible , and accordingly , all such variations , modifications , and embodiments are to be regarded as being within the spirit and scope of this application . for example , regardless of the content of any portion ( e . g ., title , field , background , summary , abstract , drawing figure , etc .) of this application , unless clearly specified to the contrary , there is no requirement for the inclusion in any claim herein or of any application claiming priority hereto of any particular described or illustrated activity or element , any particular sequence of such activities , or any particular interrelationship of such elements . moreover , any activity can be repeated , any activity can be performed by multiple entities , and / or any element can be duplicated . further , any activity or element can be excluded , the sequence of activities can vary , and / or the interrelationship of elements can vary . unless clearly specified to the contrary , there is no requirement for any particular described or illustrated activity or element , any particular sequence or such activities , any particular size , speed , material , dimension or frequency , or any particularly interrelationship of such elements . accordingly , the descriptions and drawings are to be regarded as illustrative in nature , and not as restrictive . moreover , when any number or range is described herein , unless clearly stated otherwise , that number or range is approximate . when any range is described herein , unless clearly stated otherwise , that range includes all values therein and all sub ranges therein . any information in any material ( e . g ., a united states / foreign patent , united states / foreign patent application , book , article , etc .) that has been incorporated by reference herein , is only incorporated by reference to the extent that no conflict exists between such information and the other statements and drawings set forth herein . in the event of such conflict , including a conflict that would render invalid any claim herein or seeking priority hereto , then any such conflicting information in such incorporated by reference material is specifically not incorporated by reference herein .