Abstract:
A high speed energy storage flywheel comprises a rotor which is located in a vacuum chamber provided in a stator housing and is supported by magnetic bearings with respect to the stator housing. A fluid tank used for releasing in a controlled manner, a fluid inside the vacuum chamber and therefore create a braking effect on the rotor by friction.
Abstract:
A device for detecting the axial position of a rotary shaft of a rotary machine comprises a target of ferromagnetic material placed at the end of the rotary shaft, an induction coil associated with a stationary magnetic circuit and placed facing the target while leaving an airgap, and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit comprises an AC voltage source connected between a first end of the induction coil and a zone situated at a reference voltage, at least one capacitor connected between the ends of the induction coil, and a detector device interposed between a second end of the induction coil and the zone situated at the reference voltage, in order to deliver on a line information about the magnitude of the current flowing between the second end and the zone situated at the reference voltage.
Abstract:
An electric centrifugal compressor for a heat ventilation air conditioning system for vehicles comprises a motor portion (20) and a centrifugal compressor portion (10) driven by the motor portion (20) through a shaft (15). It comprises an electromagnetic device for levitating the shaft (15) during functional operation of the electric compressor and auxiliary landing bearings (8). The electromagnetic device may comprise in particular an axial bearingless motor.
Abstract:
The flexibly-mounted turbomolecular pump comprises a leaktight casing mounted on a structure via a mechanical damper, a vertical support driven by an electric motor, radial magnetic bearings, an axial magnetic bearing, radial detectors, an axial detector, an emergency mechanical bearing, and a control module comprising power supply circuits and servo-control circuits for the axial and radial magnetic bearings. The servo-control circuits present low stiffness and include filter circuits for defining a limited passband. The control module comprises a comparator unit for detecting abnormally large movements of the rotor from signals delivered by the axial and radial detectors, which movements are greater than predetermined thresholds. The servo-control circuits include a restabilization network and a unit for selectively activating the restabilization network during a predetermined duration after a time at which the crossing of at least one of the predetermined thresholds is detected during a movement of the rotor.
Abstract:
An active magnetic bearing (100) with autodetection of position, the bearing comprising at least first and second opposing electromagnets (120, 130) forming stators disposed on either side of a ferromagnetic body (110) forming a rotor and held without contact between said electromagnets. The first and second electromagnets (120, 130) each comprising a magnetic circuit (121; 131) essentially constituted by a first ferromagnetic material and co-operating with said ferromagnetic body to define an airgap, together with an excitation coil (122; 132) powered from a power amplifier whose input current is servo-controlled as a function of the position of the ferromagnetic body relative to the magnetic circuits of the first and second electromagnets. The position of the ferromagnetic body (110) being measured from the inductance detected between the two electromagnets (120, 130) in response to simultaneous injection into both opposing electromagnets of a sinusoidal current at a frequency that is greater than the closed loop passband of the system. The magnetic circuit (121; 131) of each electromagnet further includes a portion (124; 134) in the vicinity of the excitation coil (122; 132) that uses a second ferromagnetic material having magnetic permeability that is lower than that of the first material and electrical resistivity that is higher than that of the first material so as to encourage the passage of the high frequency magnetic fields that are generated in the bearing.
Abstract:
A high speed energy storage flywheel comprises a rotor which is located in a vacuum chamber provided in a stator housing and is supported by magnetic bearings with respect to the stator housing. A fluid tank used for releasing in a controlled manner, a fluid inside the vacuum chamber and therefore create a braking effect on the rotor by friction.
Abstract:
A compact electric centrifugal compressor particularly suitable for a heat ventilation air conditioning system for vehicles provides a motor portion (20) and a centrifugal compressor portion (10) driven by the motor portion (20) through a shaft (15). The motor portion includes first and second radial bearingless motors (140, 150). An active axial magnetic bearing or an axial bearingless motor (130) is located between the first and second radial bearingless motors (140, 150). The motor portion is further equipped with auxiliary landing bearings (8).
Abstract:
A device for detecting angular position for controlling a synchronous motor with permanent magnet excitation. The detector device comprises a calculation circuit (40) having measurement means (41) for measuring the voltage Vu of a given phase U, first subtracter means (44) for subtracting from the voltage Vu as determined by the measurement means (41) a magnitude (C1) corresponding to the resistive voltage drop across the resistance (Rm) of the winding under consideration carrying a current iu, integrator means (42) for integrating the signal from the first subtracter means (44), second subtracter means (47) for subtracting from the signal delivered by the integrator means (42) a magnitude (C2) corresponding to the inductive voltage drop across the inductance (Lm) of the winding under consideration carrying the current iu, and a comparator circuit (43) for detecting the zero crossings of the rotor flux sinewave signal as delivered by the second subtracter means (47) and thus for supplying an information signal identifying the angular position of the rotor relative to the stator. The angular position detector device avoids any need to make use of sensors of the Hall effect type or of the inductive type.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of N-allyl compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which ##STR2## denotes a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, R.sup.1, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 independently denote hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen or methyl,n is equal to 1, 2, 3, or 4, andX denotes a water-solubilizing anion,wherein a compound of formula II ##STR3## is caused to react, in aqueous medium, with a compound of formula III ##STR4## in which A denotes a radical which can be eliminated as an anion. The compounds produced by the process of the invention are very well suited for use as brighteners in nickel electroplating.
Abstract:
A rotary machine provides a stator having a stator casing, and a rotor shaft having a rotational axis and supported in the stator casing by at least one radial magnetic bearing. The rotary machine further provides an axial mechanical thrust bearing being disposed proximate a radial surface of one end of the rotor shaft, the axial mechanical thrust bearing, including a rolling element located on the rotational axis of the rotor shaft.