Bearingless switched reluctance motor
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1. A bearingless switched reluctance machine comprising:
- a stator having a plurality of inwardly directed protruding poles, four of the plurality of poles being levitation poles dedicated for use as a magnetic bearing, the remaining poles utilized as torque generating poles; and
a rotor having a first portion with a plurality of outwardly directed poles.
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Abstract
A switched reluctance motor has a stator with a first set of poles directed toward levitating a rotor horizontally within the stator. A disc shaped portion of a hybrid rotor is affected by the change in flux relative to the current provided at these levitation poles. A processor senses the position of the rotor and changes the flux to move the rotor toward center of the stator. A second set of poles of the stator are utilized to impart torque upon a second portion of the rotor. These second set of poles are driven in a traditional switched reluctance manner by the processor.
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1. A bearingless switched reluctance machine comprising:
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a stator having a plurality of inwardly directed protruding poles, four of the plurality of poles being levitation poles dedicated for use as a magnetic bearing, the remaining poles utilized as torque generating poles; and
a rotor having a first portion with a plurality of outwardly directed poles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A switched reluctance motor comprising:
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a stator having a plurality of pairs of pole portions that extend substantially in the direction of an axis of the stator and project radially inward in such a manner that each pair of pole portions are located opposite each other and define a bore therein;
a rotor rotatably disposed within the bore of the stator, the rotor having a first portion with a plurality of pairs of projected poles that extend substantially in the direction of an axis of the rotor and that are projected radially outward so that the projected poles may face the pole portions of the stator while maintaining a clearance therefrom; and
a plurality of coils wound around the plurality of pairs of the pole portions of the stator, a first set of the plurality of coils utilized exclusively to control a horizontal position of the axis of the rotor relative to the axis of the stator, and a second set of the plurality of coils utilized to impart torque to rotate the stator, wherein the first and second set of the plurality of coils are not located on a single pole portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A switched reluctance motor comprising:
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a stator having a plurality of poles portions that project inwardly toward a bore in a direction of an axis of the stator; and
a hybrid rotor located in the bore having a first portion with projected poles extending substantially in the direction of an axis of the rotor with spaces in between adjacent poles, the first portion maintaining a clearance from the stator poles, and a second portion having a disc shape connected to the first portion, the second portion having a circumference extending radially outwardly at least as far as a portion of the spaces.
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