Title :
Design and basic characteristics of permanent magnet hybrid type axial magnetic bearings
Author :
Kurita, Nobuyuki ; Takahashi, Youhei ; Ishikawa, Takeo ; Timms, Daniel ; Greatrex, Nicholas ; Masuzawa, Toru
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Gunma Univ., Kiryu, Japan
Abstract :
In order to improve rotor-impeller suspension performance of the developing ventricular assist device, axial magnetic bearing with various permanent magnet arrangements are designed and fabricated. Separate permanent magnets type stator shows wide linear range and improved force characteristics.
Keywords :
impellers; magnetic bearings; permanent magnets; rotors; stators; permanent magnet hybrid type axial magnetic bearings; rotor-impeller suspension performance; stator; ventricular assist device; Analytical models; Availability; Coils; Force control; Force measurement; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic cores; Magnetic levitation; Permanent magnets; Stator cores;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC), 2010 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7059-4
DOI :
10.1109/CEFC.2010.5481546
