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Fault-tolerant magnetic bearing control system architecture

  • US 5,925,957 A
  • Filed: 05/30/1997
  • Issued: 07/20/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A bearing arrangement for devices comprising rotating and stationary members utilizing a magnetic field for levitating and controlling the positions of the rotating members along axes which include the axis of rotation and axes orthogonal thereto comprising control means including closed loop rotor position controller means comprising a first signal processing means and separate vibration sensing means comprising a second signal processing means which generates an open loop perturbation signal wherein the closed loop rotor position means includes one enabled closed-loop rotor position controller means and one disabled closed-loop rotor position controller means and the vibration sensing means simultaneously enables the disabled closed-loop rotor position controller means and disables the enabled closed-loop rotor position controller means if vibration sensed by the vibration sensing means exceeds a predetermined level.

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