Magnetic bearings : theory, design, and application to rotating machinery / Gerhard Schweitzer, Eric H. Maslen, editors ; contributors, Hannes Bleuler [and others]
Annotation Introduction and Survey.- Principle of Active Magnetic Suspension.- Hardware Components.- Actuators.- Rotor Losses in Magnetic Bearings.- Design Criteria and Limiting Characteristics.- Dynamics of the Rigid Rotor.- Control of the Rigid Rotor in AMBs.- Digital Control.- Dynamics of Flexible Rotors.- Identification.- Control of Flexible Rotors.- Retainer Bearings.- Fault Tolerant Control.- Self-Sensing Magnetic Bearings.- Self-Bearing Motors.- Micro Magnetic Bearing.- Safety and Reliability Aspects