Electrical generator or motor structure – Dynamoelectric – Rotary
Patent
1990-12-04
1993-01-05
Stephan, Steven L.
Electrical generator or motor structure
Dynamoelectric
Rotary
310 90, H02K 709
Patent
active
051773872
ABSTRACT:
A magnetic bearing having a rotatable member and a stationary member on one of which is mounted a superconductor while on the other is mounted a set of permanent magnets or electromagnets arranged as a quadrupole or multiple dipoles. The magnetic member, which is in the form of a dipole, a quadrupole, or other multiple dipole, such as an octopole, is positioned to enable the magnetic fields generated by the permanent magnets to interact with the superconducting material and to confine the shaft in all directions in the desired location. The bearing systems can be used as either a thrust bearing or as a journal bearing, or as both. Each dipole may be twinned to reduce magnetic field asymmetry and reduce energy dissipation upon rotation. The superconductor may be laminated, and/or additional magnets may be located outside the superconductor in order to increase the bearing stiffness and rigidity.
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Chu Wei-Kan
McMichael Chase K.
Stephan Steven L.
University of Houston-University Park
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