Two types of magnetic bearing systems employing permanent magnets to be used for vertical-shaft and horizontal-shaft machines, respectively, have been designed and fabricated in our laboratory. In this article we report a comparative evaluation of (i) the permanent magnet configuration and its effect on radial disturbance attenuation, (ii) magnetic losses and their effect on energy storage, and (iii) the off-state position of the rotor magnet in two types of bearing systems. Experimental results are presented.
Various applications of a single-axis controlled repulsive-type magnetic bearing have been proposed earlier. However, most conventional systems are equipped with a set of passive magnetic bearings and an active magnetic bearing. In this paper a new repulsive-type conveyor system with many passive magnetic bearing pairs is proposed. This system enables an easy rotation with negligible friction and soft conveyance by radial stiffness between the rotor and the stator permanent magnets. This paper also reports a conveyance test using ellipse motion of each shaft.
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