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Steinmeyer (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 2, 2003
(54) DEVICE COMPRISING A ROTOR AND A 60) Foreign Applicaton Priority Data
MAGNETIC SUSPENSION BEARING FOR
THE CONTACTLESS BEARING OF THE Oct, 9, 2000 (DE). 100 49 821.3
ROTOR
Publication Clasitcation
(79) Inventor: Florian Stenmeyer, Herzogensurch — 51) Igy, 2 02K 1/00
oe 2 USC. 310808
6 ABSTRACT
Correspondence Addees
STAAS & HALSEY LL
The device comprises a) a rotor (20) which ean rotate or
rotates about a rotational axis (A) and b) at least one
SUITE 700 ‘magnetic suspension bearing (2,3), ia which the rotor ean be
1201 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W. ‘ris mounted in a contactless manner and which comprises
WASHINGTON, DC 20005 (US) atleast one super-conductive structure in addition to several
permanent magnets, and c) a cooling device comprising at
least one refrigeration head (22, 23) for cooling the super-
(21) Appl. Nos 101398,778 conductive siructure of the or each magnetic suspension
bearing, whereby d) the rotor and each magnetic suspension
bearing are arranged in a common gas chamber (60), which
PCT Filed: . 21, 2001 is surrounded by a gas-proof wall (61). The advantage of the
device is that ice is prevented from forming on the magnetic
PCT No, 1/DEOL/03655 suspensioa bearing.
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DEVICE COMPRISING A ROTOR AND A
MAGNETIC SUSPENSION BEARING FOR THE,
CONTACTLESS BEARING OF THE ROTOR
[0001] The invention relates to a device having at least one
rotor Which rotates or can rotate about a rotation axis, and
having at least one magnetic bearing in which the rotor is
borne or can be borne in a contactless manner.
[0002] U.S. Pat. No. 5.482.919 A discloses a device which
has & rotor which can rate sbout a rotation axis and has at
least one sperconcting winding eld en for an electri
motor and has cryogenic cooler for cooling he supsreon~