In this paper, a nonlinear modeling and control method for magnetic bearings is designed, considering the core material nonlinear high flux behavior for the first time. A combination of the generalized Lur'e method and linear matrix inequalities is used during the modeling and control design process. It is common to include a margin of safety in amplifiers and other active magnetic bearing (AMB) components. The nonlinear modeling makes it possible to operate an existing industrial AMB system with larger electric currents and thus achieve a larger maximum load capacity than existing AMB modeling and control practices allow. As a result, existing industrial AMB's can be tuned to become more resilient in dealing with external disturbances. In addition, smaller and lighter AMBs can be designed by using the proposed method, which enables achievement of the same maximum force requirement of present-day larger AMB systems.
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June 2015
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Control of Magnetic Bearing With Material Saturation Nonlinearity
Ali Gerami,
Ali Gerami
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: ag4nt@virginia.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
University of Virginia
,Charlottesville, VA 22903
e-mail: ag4nt@virginia.edu
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Roger Fittro
Roger Fittro
Romac Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: rlf9w@virginia.edu
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
University of Virginia
,Charlottesville, VA 22903
e-mail: rlf9w@virginia.edu
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Ali Gerami
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: ag4nt@virginia.edu
Aerospace Engineering,
University of Virginia
,Charlottesville, VA 22903
e-mail: ag4nt@virginia.edu
Paul Allaire
Roger Fittro
Romac Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: rlf9w@virginia.edu
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering,
University of Virginia
,Charlottesville, VA 22903
e-mail: rlf9w@virginia.edu
Contributed by the Dynamic Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL. Manuscript received February 6, 2014; final manuscript received September 30, 2014; published online January 27, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Ryozo Nagamune.
J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. Jun 2015, 137(6): 061002 (10 pages)
Published Online: June 1, 2015
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Received:
February 6, 2014
Revision Received:
September 30, 2014
Online:
January 27, 2015
Citation
Gerami, A., Allaire, P., and Fittro, R. (June 1, 2015). "Control of Magnetic Bearing With Material Saturation Nonlinearity." ASME. J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. June 2015; 137(6): 061002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029125
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