Seminar

On
 Active Magnetic Bearings
(AMB)

By
Aswin ks
 CONTENT
• INTRODUCTION
• BASIC OPERATION
• SYSTEM COMPONENTS
• ADVANTAGES OF AMB
• Disadvantages OF AMB
• APPLICATIONS
• REFERENCES
 INTRODUCTION
• A magnetic bearing is a bearing which
supports a load using magnetic levitation.
• Magnetic bearings support moving machinery
without physical contact, for example, they
can levitate a rotating shaft and permit
relative motion without friction or wear.
 SYSTEM COMPONENTS

• MAGNETIC BEARING
• POSITION SENSOR
• CONTROLLER
• HOST COMPUTER
 ADVANTAGES OF AMB

• Elimination of leaks, flash, contaminants

• Direct-drive, direct-coupled machines (no gearbox)
• Accurate, dynamic control of rotor position & stability
• Absence of mechanical contact between shaft and bearing.
• Very low wear rate.
• Low power dissipation in the bearing.
• Absence of lubricants.
• High speeds of rotation.
• Unbalance compensation. 
• Low vibration.
 DISADVANTAGES OF AMB

 complexity
 high initial cost
 APPLICATIONS

Current Development Goals (NEDO)

• increase load force
• reduce amount load force decrease with time (magnetic flux creep)
• reduce rotational loss
• increase size of bearings for larger systems
 APPLICATIONS

Noise Reduction Noise Reduction

by Frequency by Speed

Source: Moon
 References

• www.google.com
• www.wikipedia.com
• www.studymafia.org