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US 20030184176A1 IMM cs) United States «2 Patent Application Publication (io) pub. No.: US 2003/0184176 Al 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. 49 % 4 2 45 25 Patent Application Publication —_ Oct. 2, 2003 Sheet 1 of 5 US 2003/0184176 Al 46 260-4525 FIG. 1 25 49 Oct. 2, 2003 Sheet 2 of 5 US 2003/0184176 AL Patent Application Publication FIG. 2 Patent Application Publication — Oct. 2, 2003 Sheet 3 of 5 US 2003/0184176 Al FIG. 3 Patent Application Publication Oct. 2, 2003 Sheet 4 of 5 US 2003/0184176 Al Patent Application Publication Oct. 2, 2003 Sheet 5 of 5 US 2003/0184176 Al FIG. 5 US 2003/0184176 AL 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~

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