Abstract:
A live centre for a tailstock (100) of a lathe, a lathe and a method of operating the same, in which the live centre has a body (110), a rotating part(120); and a radial bearing (130) configured to rotatably support the rotating part to the body. The radial bearing is stiffness adjustable in the radial direction for control of vibration characteristics of the lathe during machining by adjusting axial compression force that effects over the live centre. The vibration characteristics can be estimated in advance by simulation.
Abstract:
A controllable bearing system comprises rolling bearings (101, 102) for rotatably supporting a rotatable element (109) and an axial control device (103) for directing, to the rotatable element, controllable axial force for changing the axial loads of the rolling bearings so as to control the stiffness of each of the rolling bearings. The first critical speed of the rotatable element is at least partly determined by the stiffness, and thus the first critical speed can be controlled by controlling the axial force directed to the rotatable element. A machine comprising the controllable bearing system can be started so that the axial load is decreased when the rotational speed achieves a limit value so as to shift the first critical speed from a rotational speed region above the limit value to another region below the limit value.Thus, the first critical speed can be passed during the starting.
Abstract:
An electric machine comprises a stator (101) and a rotor (104). The stator comprises a frame structure (102) and an electromagnetically active part (103) inside the frame structure. The rotor comprises a shaft (105) and an electromagnetically active part (106) for producing torque in co-operation with the electromagnetically active part of the stator. The electric machine comprises bearings (107-109) inside the frame structure and arranged to support the rotor rotatably with respect to the stator. A magnetic bearing module (110) for supporting the shaft is attached to an outer surface of the frame structure so that the frame structure and the magnetic bearing module are axially successive.The magnetic bearing module is a replaceable component which is non-destructively detachable from the frame structure. Thus, the electric machine can be adapted to different mechanical loads by selecting a suitable magnetic bearing module.
Abstract:
A rotor of an induction machine comprises a ferromagnetic core structure (103) and a cage winding. The cage winding comprises rotor bars (104) and end-rings. The rotor bars are located in slots of the ferromagnetic core structure. The end-rings connect the ends of the rotor bars to each other at the ends of the ferromagnetic core structure. The radial height of the slots of the ferromagnetic core structure is greater than the radial height of the rotor bars so that the bottom portions (108) of the slots are free from the rotor bars. Therefore, the bottom portions of the slots constitute cooling ducts for conducting cooling fluid through the rotor. As the rotor bars constitute one wall of each cooling duct, the cooling fluid has a direct contact with the rotor bars.
Abstract:
A core element for a magnetic component comprises a plurality of ferromagnetic sections (216-219) for conducting a magnetic flux. Adjacent ones of the ferromagnetic sections are connected to each other with ferromagnetic isthmuses (221) keeping the adjacent ones of the ferromagnetic sections a distance apart from each other, and/or the gaps between the ferromagnetic sections are filled with electrically insulating solid material (223) and adjacent ones of the gaps are connected to each other via openings (224) through the ferromagnetic sections and filled with electrically insulating solid material (225). The ferromagnetic sections can constitute for example a stack of ferromagnetic sheets or a bundle of ferromagnetic filaments. The core element can be manufactured by three-dimensional printing and thus it is possible to make core elements which are not possible or at least not cost effective to be made by shaping ferromagnetic sheets which are originally planar.
Abstract:
Abstract of the disclosure: A controllable bearing system for supporting a rotatable element comprises a bearing (102), spring equipment (105), and at least one electromagnet (106). The bearing is mechanically supported to be movable with respect to the rotatable element in the axial direction of the bearing. The spring equipment generates spring force for axially pressing the bearing so as to make the bearing system to support the rotatable element. The electromagnet is suitable for generating magnetic force directed against the spring force and keeping the bearing system detached from the rotatable element. Electrical current of the electromagnet determines whether the bearing system supports the rotatable element or is detached from the rotatable element. Thus, the bearing system is suitable for an auxiliary bearing that needs to be detached from the rotatable element during a normal operation and to support the rotatable element when main bearings, such as magnetic bearings, are non-operating.
Abstract:
A rotor assembly for an axial magnetic bearing comprises a shaft portion (101) and a disc (102) attached to the shaft portion. The disc comprises a conical surface (103) on a portion reaching radially from the aperture of the disc a distance away from the aperture. A fastening mechanism (104) comprises an aperture for the shaft portion so that the fastening mechanism comprises a conical surface (105) matching the conical surface of the disc. The fastening mechanism and the shaft portion are shaped to enable the fastening mechanism to be tightened axially against the conical surface of the disc so as to arrange the conical surface of the fastening mechanism to press the conical surface of the disc towards the center line of the shaft portion. Thus, the fastening mechanism acts against the centrifugal force and keeps the disc centric placed.