Control magnetic bearing
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1. A control magnetic bearing comprising:
- a mechanical main unit;
a rotator coupled to said mechanical main unit;
a plurality of displacement sensors within said mechanical main unit for detecting displacement of said rotator;
a plurality of sets of magnetic bearings for supporting the rotator in a predetermined target position in a non-contacting manner using attractive magnetic forces generated by pairs of electromagnets, each pair of the electromagnets forming each set of the magnetic bearings; and
a controller having electromagnet control means for controlling an excitation current supplied to the electromagnets on the basis of signals output from the displacement sensors, wherein the electromagnet control means has digital processing means which is programmable by software and outputs a digital control signal for controlling the excitation current on the basis of the digital displacement signal that is calculated from the signals output from the displacement sensors and that represents the displacement of the rotator, and wherein the digital processing means has identification means for identifying the type of the mechanical main unit based on a response by said rotator.
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Abstract
A control magnetic bearing includes a mechanical main unit and a controller for controlling an excitation current supplied to electromagnets. The mechanical main unit comprises displacement sensors and magnetic bearing sets for supporting a rotor in a non-contacting manner. The controller is provided with a digital signal processor (DSP) which outputs a digital control signal for controlling the excitation current on the basis of a digital displacement signal. The DSP includes identification unit for identifying the type of the mechanical main unit. The identification unit identifies the type of the mechanical main unit on the basis of the response by the rotator.
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1. A control magnetic bearing comprising:
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a mechanical main unit;
a rotator coupled to said mechanical main unit;
a plurality of displacement sensors within said mechanical main unit for detecting displacement of said rotator;
a plurality of sets of magnetic bearings for supporting the rotator in a predetermined target position in a non-contacting manner using attractive magnetic forces generated by pairs of electromagnets, each pair of the electromagnets forming each set of the magnetic bearings; and
a controller having electromagnet control means for controlling an excitation current supplied to the electromagnets on the basis of signals output from the displacement sensors, wherein the electromagnet control means has digital processing means which is programmable by software and outputs a digital control signal for controlling the excitation current on the basis of the digital displacement signal that is calculated from the signals output from the displacement sensors and that represents the displacement of the rotator, and wherein the digital processing means has identification means for identifying the type of the mechanical main unit based on a response by said rotator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control magnetic bearing comprising:
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a mechanical main unit;
a rotator coupled to said mechanical main unit;
a plurality of displacement sensors for detecting displacement of said rotator;
a plurality of sets of magnetic bearings for supporting the rotator in a predetermined target position in a non-contacting manner using attractive magnetic forces generated by pairs of electromagnets, each pair of the electromagnets forming each set of the magnetic bearings; and
a controller having electromagnet control means for controlling an excitation current supplied to the electromagnets on the basis of signals output from the displacement sensors, wherein the electromagnet control means has a nonvolatile storage device and digital processing means which is programmable by software, and outputs a digital control signal for controlling the excitation current on the basis of the digital displacement signal that is calculated from the signals output from the displacement sensors and that represents the displacement of the rotator, the nonvolatile storage device stores control parameter for identification purposes and a plurality of sets of operation control parameters corresponding to the individual types of mechanical main units, and wherein the digital processing means has identification means for identifying the type of the mechanical main unit and selecting the set of control parameters corresponding to the result of such identification from the nonvolatile storage device based on a response by said rotator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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