Vibration Analysis and Active Control of Rotor Shaft in Magnetically Suspended Air-Blower

An air-blower with active magnetic bearings could improve working efficiency and reduce energy consumption by avoiding contact between the rotor shaft and the stator part. The structure and prototype of a magnetically suspended air-blower are herein introduced, and the force models of active magnetic bearings developed. Furthermore, the dynamic models of a rotor shaft with unbalance terms were established to investigate the vibration characteristics of the magnetically suspended air-blower. The vibration characteristics of the rotor shaft with unbalance terms were analyzed, and the complex-field cross-feedback control was designed to suppress the vibration amplitude. Finally, experiments were conducted to verify the theoretical models, and the results indicated that the vibration amplitude of the rotor shaft with unbalance terms could be intensified by the rotating frequency, and the nutation vibration was reduced by 50% through increasing the high-frequency nutation coefficient of the complex-field cross-feedback control model. The results indicated that the vibration analysis of the rotor shaft was meaningful to the design and control of the magnetically suspended air-blower.

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This study introduces an air-blower with active magnetic bearings to improve working efficiency and reduce energy consumption by avoiding contact between the rotor shaft and the stator part. Force and dynamic models were developed to analyze the vibration characteristics of the rotor shaft and a control method was designed to suppress the vibration amplitude. Experimental results confirmed the feasibility of the theoretical models.