Radial direction controller and magnetic bearing apparatus utilizing same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02K-007/06
F16C-032/04
출원번호
US-0235974
(2012-12-27)
등록번호
US-8853905
(2014-10-07)
우선권정보
JP-2011-290417 (2011-12-29)
국제출원번호
PCT/JP2012/083991
(2012-12-27)
§371/§102 date
20140129
(20140129)
국제공개번호
WO2013/100104
(2013-07-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Ohbayashi, Tetsuro
Watanabe, Mitsunori
출원인 / 주소
Osaka Vacuum, Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
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초록▼
Provided is a radial direction controller capable of handling changes in negative bearing stiffness according to the mounting orientation. This radial direction controller, which is a magnetic bearing device that lifts and supports a rotating body by electromagnets, is equipped with: a radial contro
Provided is a radial direction controller capable of handling changes in negative bearing stiffness according to the mounting orientation. This radial direction controller, which is a magnetic bearing device that lifts and supports a rotating body by electromagnets, is equipped with: a radial control circuit for controlling displacement of the axis of the rotating body in the radial direction; a negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit that is connected in parallel with the radial control circuit and outputs a signal about the negative bearing stiffness; converters that output current values for controlling the electromagnets, based on the output signals from these circuits; filters that extract the DC component from the current values; computing units that compute correction coefficients based on the extracted DC components and the bias current of the electromagnets; and multiplication units that multiply the computed correction coefficients with the signal output from the negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit.
대표청구항▼
1. A radial direction controller that is applied to a magnetic bearing apparatus that supports a rotating body to be levitated by at least an electromagnet, comprising: a radial control circuit that controls the displacement of the axis of the rotating body in the radial direction;a negative bearing
1. A radial direction controller that is applied to a magnetic bearing apparatus that supports a rotating body to be levitated by at least an electromagnet, comprising: a radial control circuit that controls the displacement of the axis of the rotating body in the radial direction;a negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit that is connected in parallel with the radial control circuit, and that outputs a signal related to negative bearing stiffness;a current value command device that outputs a current value for controlling the electromagnet, on the basis of a signal outputted by the radial control circuit and the signal related to the negative bearing stiffness outputted by the negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit;a DC component extraction device that extracts a DC component from the current value outputted by the current value command device;a correction coefficient calculation device that calculates a correction coefficient on the basis of the DC component extracted by the DC component extraction device and a bias current for the electromagnet; anda coefficient multiplication device that multiplies the signal outputted by the negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit by the correction coefficient calculated by the correction coefficient calculation device. 2. The radial direction controller according to claim 1, wherein the correction coefficient calculation device calculates the correction coefficient by using the following formula: C={1+(idcI0)2ifidc≤I0,1+idcI0ifidc>I0, where idc represents the DC component, I0 represents the bias current, and C represents the correction coefficient. 3. The radial direction controller according to claim 1, further comprising a storage apparatus that stores the correction coefficient calculated by the correction coefficient calculation device; and wherein the coefficient multiplication device performs the multiplication using the correction coefficient stored by the storage device. 4. The radial direction controller according to claim 3, wherein: the storage device stores an initial value of the correction coefficient; and the coefficient multiplication device, in the multiplication, uses the initial value stored by the storage device at starting time of levitation of the rotating body, and uses the correction coefficient calculated by the correction coefficient calculation device after a predetermined time period has elapsed from the starting time of the levitation of the rotating body. 5. The radial direction controller according to claim 4, further comprising a permission device that controls permission or non-permission of at least one of the extraction performed by the DC component extraction device, and the calculation performed by the correction coefficient calculation device, and wherein: the permission device controls the extraction performed by the DC component extraction device and the calculation performed by the correction coefficient calculation device to be not permitted from the starting time of the levitation of the rotating body until a predetermined time period has elapsed, and to be permitted after the predetermined time period has elapsed; andthe coefficient multiplication device, after the extraction performed by the DC component extraction device and the calculation performed by the correction coefficient calculation device have been permitted by the permission device, implements utilization of the correction coefficient calculated by the correction coefficient calculation device after the predetermined time period has elapsed from the starting time of the levitation of the rotating body by using the correction coefficient calculated by the correction coefficient calculation device and stored by the storage device. 6. A radial direction controller that is applied to a magnetic bearing apparatus that supports a rotating body to be levitated by at least an electromagnet, comprising: a radial control circuit that controls the displacement of the axis of the rotating body in the radial direction;a negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit that is connected in parallel with the radial control circuit, and that outputs a signal related to negative bearing stiffness;a current value command device that outputs a current value for controlling the electromagnet, on the basis of a signal outputted by the radial control circuit and the signal related to the negative bearing stiffness outputted by the negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit;a correction coefficient storage device that stores a plurality of correction coefficients, each corresponding to an installation attitude of the axis of the rotating body;a coefficient distinguishing device that appends information to a specified correction coefficient among the plurality of correction coefficients each corresponding to an installation attitude of the axis of the rotating body, for distinguishing the specified correction coefficient from other correction coefficients;a specified coefficient storage device that stores the specified correction coefficient; anda coefficient multiplication device that multiplies the signal outputted by the negative bearing stiffness elimination circuit by the specified correction coefficient stored by the specified coefficient storage device. 7. The radial direction controller according to claim 6, further comprising: a DC component extraction device that extracts a DC component from the current value outputted by the current value command device;a component reference value storage device that stores reference values of a plurality of DC components each corresponding to an installation attitude of the axis of the rotating body;a reference value distinguishing device that appends information to a specified reference value among the plurality of reference values, for distinguishing the specified reference value from other reference values;a specified reference value storage device that stores the specified reference value; anda comparison device that compares together the DC component extracted by the DC component extraction device and the specified reference value stored by the specified reference value storage device, and that, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, outputs a control signal so that rotation of the rotating body is not started. 8. The radial direction controller according to claim 7, wherein the comparison device outputs the control signal as the predetermined condition having been satisfied, if the result that the DC component extracted by the DC component extraction device is greater than the specified reference value is included in the result of comparison together of the DC component extracted by the DC component extraction device and the specified reference value. 9. The radial direction controller according to claim 1, wherein a low pass filter whose cutoff frequency is 1 Hz or less is used as the DC component extraction device. 10. The radial direction controller according to claim 2, wherein a low pass filter whose cutoff frequency is 1 Hz or less is used as the DC component extraction device. 11. The radial direction controller according to claim 3, wherein a low pass filter whose cutoff frequency is 1 Hz or less is used as the DC component extraction device. 12. The radial direction controller according to claim 4, wherein a low pass filter whose cutoff frequency is 1 Hz or less is used as the DC component extraction device. 13. The radial direction controller according to claim 5, wherein a low pass filter whose cutoff frequency is 1 Hz or less is used as the DC component extraction device. 14. The radial direction controller according to claim 7, wherein a low pass filter whose cutoff frequency is 1 Hz or less is used as the DC component extraction device. 15. The radial direction controller according to claim 8, wherein a low pass filter whose cutoff frequency is 1 Hz or less is used as the DC component extraction device. 16. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 1. 17. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 2. 18. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 3. 19. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 4. 20. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 5. 21. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 6. 22. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 7. 23. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 8. 24. A magnetic bearing apparatus, comprising the radial direction controller according to claim 9.
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