Rotating force generator for magnetic bearings
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1. An apparatus for stabilizing rotational machinery, comprising:
- sensing means coupled to the rotational machinery for detecting vibrations of the rotational machinery;
a feedforward processing means response to said sensing means for calculating amplitude and phase information of at least one frequency component of said vibrations, said processing means including determining means for periodically determining if said amplitude information exceeds a predetermined threshold, said processing means further including updating means, responsive to said determining means, for updating an array of output of said information only when said predetermined threshold is exceeded;
a calculating means to calculate signals from said amplitude and phase information to compensate for said vibrations;
said calculating means including means for outputting experimental signals and calculating an array of coefficients from a response to said experimental signals and means for multiplying said array of coefficients by said array of output from said processing means;
generating means to generate said signals in said analog form; and
magnetic coils within the rotational machinery controlled to stabilize said rotational machinery by said signals in analog form.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to apparatus for stabilizing the operation of rotational machinery, particularly machinery which uses magnetic bearings. Accelerometers sense various vibrations within the machinery. The outputs of the accelerometers are analyzed by a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm and multiplied by an array of influence coefficients to calculate desired stabilizing forces to be applied to the rotating machinery. Compensating analog voltage signals are generated in accordance therewith and transmitted to magnetic control coils within the rotating machinery.
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1. An apparatus for stabilizing rotational machinery, comprising:
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sensing means coupled to the rotational machinery for detecting vibrations of the rotational machinery; a feedforward processing means response to said sensing means for calculating amplitude and phase information of at least one frequency component of said vibrations, said processing means including determining means for periodically determining if said amplitude information exceeds a predetermined threshold, said processing means further including updating means, responsive to said determining means, for updating an array of output of said information only when said predetermined threshold is exceeded; a calculating means to calculate signals from said amplitude and phase information to compensate for said vibrations; said calculating means including means for outputting experimental signals and calculating an array of coefficients from a response to said experimental signals and means for multiplying said array of coefficients by said array of output from said processing means; generating means to generate said signals in said analog form; and magnetic coils within the rotational machinery controlled to stabilize said rotational machinery by said signals in analog form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for stabilizing rotational machinery bearings, comprising:
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sensing means coupled to the rotational magnetic bearings for detecting vibrations of the rotational magnetic bearings; a feedforward processing means responsive to said sensing means for calculating amplitude and phase information of at least one frequency component of said vibrations, said processing means including determining means for periodically determining if said amplitude information exceeds a predetermined threshold, said processing means further including updating means, responsive to said determining means, for updating an array of output of said information only when said predetermined threshold is exceeded; a calculating means to calculate signals from said amplitude and phase information to compensate for said vibrations; said calculating means including means for outputting experimental signals and calculating an array of coefficients from a response to said experimental signals and means for multiplying said array of coefficients by said array of output from said processing means; generating means to generate said signals in said analog form; and magnetic coils within the rotational magnetic bearings controlled to stabilize said rotational magnetic bearings by said signals in analog form. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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