Study and analysis on some design aspects in single and multi-axis active magnetic bearing (AMB)

Abstract

Active magnetic bearing (AMB) is a substitute of conventional bearing, which provides electromagnetic force to support the rotating part respecting the stator. The utilization of electromagnetic force makes this bearing “active”. The attraction force of an AMB system can be control by manipulating the input so that the rotor can be levitate at required position. As lot of limitation exist in passive magnetic bearing, the AMB is very useful in modern applications. Due to frictionless nature of magnetic bearing and non-necessity of lubricants, now-a-days AMB is taking place as the alternate of any other bearing in multiple applications of growing industry. Adequate knowledge of essential components is necessary for successful implementation of any active magnetic bearing design. So, In this paper, the magnetic analysis has been analyzed for the different types of single and multi-axis AMB using ANSYS Maxwell with extensively reviewed components.