In large rotor-bearing systems, the rolling element bearings act as a considerable source of subcritical vibration excitation. Simulation of such rotor bearing systems contains major sources of uncertainty contributing to the excitation, namely the roundness profile of the bearing inner ring and the clearance of the bearing. In the present study, a simulation approach was prepared to investigate carefully the effect of varying roundness profile and clearance on the subcritical vibration excitation. The FEM-based rotor-bearing system simulation model included a detailed description of the bearings and asymmetricity of the rotor. The simulation results were compared to measured responses for validation. The results suggest that the simulation model was able to capture the response of the rotor within a reasonable accuracy compared to the measured responses. The bearing clearance was observed to have a major effect on the subcritical resonance response amplitudes. In addition, the simulation model confirmed that the resonances of the 3rd and 4th harmonic vibration components in addition to the well-known 2nd harmonic resonance (half-critical resonance) can be significantly high and should thus be taken into account already in the design phase of large subcritical rotors.
The effect of unbalanced magnetic pull (UMP) caused 6 by air gap eccentricity on the vibration of a permanent magnet 7 synchronous motor (PMSM) is investigated. The force model is 8 established analytically by the Maxwell stress method. For accu-9 rate consideration of the eccentricity condition, mixed eccentricity, 10 axial-varying eccentricity, and eccentricity caused by motor frame 11 vibration are modeled and combined. The model of the rotor-12 bearing system, which includes the UMP model, is developed with 13 two different methods. In the first method, UMP is added as a 14 linear negative spring to the rotor model, whereas in the second 15 method, UMP is included as an external force. The rotor system of 16 a centrifugal pump driven by an integrated PMSM is modeled using 17 beam elements, and the two distinct modeling approaches for UMP 18 are applied. From the results, the UMP effect on vibration and the 19 difference between the two modeling methods are investigated. To 20 verify the results of the analysis, experimental work is done with a 21 pump test rig, and results of frequency spectra are obtained. Based 22 on the analyses and experimental work, the negative stiffness effect 23 and additional vibration excitations caused by UMP are examined. 24 Index Terms-Axial-varying eccentricity, Eccentricity by frame 25 vibration, Permanent magnet synchronous motor, Mixed eccentric-26 ity, Unbalanced magnetic pull. 27 I. INTRODUCTION 28 E LECTROMECHANICAL interaction in rotating electrical 29 machines is a significant factor in the generation of nonlin-30 ear dynamic behavior of a system. In machines with a small air 31 gap, such nonlinear dynamic behavior can be dangerous for the 32 rotor system, and therefore, many studies have been conducted 33 on unbalanced magnetic pull (UMP) caused by electromechan-34 ical interaction. 35 The topic of UMP has been addressed in numerous studies 36 covering various factors such as asymmetry of rotor and stator, 37 rotor eccentricity, and magnetic saturation. Ortega et al.
In an active magnetic bearings (AMBs) supported rotor system, the touchdown bearings have been proposed to support the rotor during an electromagnetic field shortage. The heat generation due to the high impact and collision of the rotor and touchdown bearing, in addition to the internal friction in the bearing, raises the temperature of the touchdown bearing. In this work, a numerical model is applied to simulate the rotor dropdown where the FEmodel of the rotor is integrated with the dynamic and thermal model of the touchdown bearing. The rotor that is used as a case study is supported by a deep groove ball bearing and a pair of angular contact ball bearings installed in an X-configuration. The present study focuses on evaluating different orders of surface waviness in a pair of angular contact ball bearings. The equivalent electrical circuit model is implemented for computing the thermal behavior of the touchdown bearing. Results indicated that the dynamic friction coefficient between the rotor and inner race has a considerable impact on bounce height and the whirling motion of the rotor. Furthermore, for a certain amplitude of surface waviness, the effect of various orders of waviness is investigated and it has been found that surface waviness of the bearing alters the contact force and friction loss in the touchdown bearing. In addition, the effect of a higher amplitude of surface waviness on thermal expansion of the touchdown bearing is studied.
This paper presents the practical results of the design analysis, commissioning, identification, sensor calibration, and tuning of an active magnetic bearing (AMB) control system for a laboratory gas blower. The presented step-by-step procedures, including modeling and disturbance analysis for different design choices, are necessary to reach the full potential of the prototype in research and industrial applications. The key results include estimation of radial and axial disturbance forces caused by the permanent magnet (PM) rotor and a discussion on differences between the unbalance forces resulting from the PM motor and the induction motor in the AMB rotor system.
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