JP2011158021A - Magnetic levitation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic levitation device in which a length of an air gap between a magnet unit and a levitating body is set large, and which reduces power consumption and prevents a position of the levitating body to disturbance in various directions from changing. <P>SOLUTION: The magnet units 22 comprising an electromagnet and a permanent magnet are attached to a magnet attaching part 28 such that the units are placed opposite to each other, and the magnet attaching part 28 can move with respect to one axis through a suspension 30. In addition, an electromagnetic force based on a zero power control acts on an iron circular ring 48 from the magnet unit 22 with a controller 46, and the levitating body 11 is magnetically-levitated by the electromagnetic force. Thus, a position change and increase of the power consumption required to a non-contact support of the levitating body 11 with respect to external force can be prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a device that supports a levitated body in a non-contact manner by the magnetic force of an electromagnet, and more particularly to a magnetic levitation device that reduces electromagnet excitation current and suppresses fluctuations in the position of the levitated body.

Magnetic bearings are widely used as means for supporting the rotating body in a non-contact manner. Usually, a magnetic bearing is comprised by the radial bearing which carries out non-contact support of the movement orthogonal to the rotating shaft of a rotating rotor, and the thrust bearing which carries out non-contact support of the movement parallel to a rotating shaft. In order to stabilize the movement of the rotor as a levitating body with all degrees of freedom of movement, the normal conducting attraction type magnetic levitation system that controls the attraction force of the electromagnet with the excitation current is generally applied to one of the bearings. It is.

  When suppressing the rotor position deviation caused by disturbance with the attractive force of the electromagnet, the gap length between the rotor and the electromagnet is set to be extremely small in order to obtain a sufficient attractive force with the smallest possible electromagnet. By detecting the gap between the electromagnet and the rotor with a non-contact gap sensor such as an eddy current type and controlling the attraction force of the electromagnet based on the detected gap length, the displacement of the rotor with respect to disturbance can be made extremely small.

  Thus, in the magnetic bearing, the rotor is supported in a non-contact manner. However, when the rotor is rotated in a special environment, for example, in a vacuum, if the entire magnetic bearing is placed in a vacuum, a heat dissipation effect cannot be expected. When the disturbance is large, the electromagnet is heated. Also, when rotating the rotor as an impeller in liquid like a canned pump, if the entire magnetic bearing is placed in the liquid, the electromagnet disturbs the flow of liquid generated by the rotation of the impeller, so the pump efficiency is remarkably high. descend.

  In such a case, it is conceivable that the rotor, which is a floating body, is disposed in a vacuum vessel or a pipe, and the electromagnet is disposed outside the isolation means for isolating these electromagnets and the floating body to support the rotor in a non-contact manner. . However, when the electromagnet is arranged outside the container or pipe, the gap length between the rotor and the electromagnet becomes wide, and there is a problem that the electromagnet is inevitably enlarged in order to obtain sufficient electromagnetic force to support the rotor. It was. Furthermore, it is possible to obtain a large electromagnetic force by increasing the electromagnet excitation current. In this case, however, the resistance loss of the electromagnet coil increases, which increases the power consumption of the magnetic bearing and increases the heat generation amount. There is.

  When attracting magnetic levitation with low power consumption, a magnet unit is composed of permanent magnets and electromagnets, and the main magnetic flux caused by the permanent magnets and the magnetic circuit of the main magnetic flux caused by the electromagnets are separated by a gap between the levitated body and the magnet unit. What is necessary is just to apply what is called zero power control which arrange | positions a magnet unit and a floating body so that a common magnetic path may be formed, and converges an electromagnet exciting current to zero, maintaining the stability of a floating state. For example, see Patent Document 1). According to this configuration, even when the gap length between the levitating body and the magnet unit is large, a large electromagnetic force can be controlled with a slight electromagnet excitation current, and for example, it is possible to guide the elevator car in a non-contact manner. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

  As described above, when a magnetic bearing is configured by a magnet unit composed of an electromagnet and a permanent magnet and a floating body and zero power control is applied, the rotor can be supported in a non-contact manner with a large gap. For this reason, the rotor placed in a container or pipe made of a non-magnetic material can be supported in a non-contact manner by the magnet unit outside the isolation means.

  However, even in such a case, if an external force acting as a steady disturbance acts on the rotor, it is difficult to keep the gap between the container or pipe and the rotor constant. Even in the cello power control, when a constant external force is applied to the rotor, the magnet unit generates an electromagnetic force commensurate with its magnitude. However, since the magnetic levitation control is performed so that the electromagnet excitation current always converges to zero, the gap length fluctuates and converges to a predetermined value as a result of the electromagnet excitation current converging to zero. That is, as the external force increases, the amount of displacement of the rotor increases. For this reason, when the external force is large, the rotor comes into contact with the container and the pipe.

  In order to suppress the position fluctuation of the floating body when zero power control is applied, the absolute position of the floating body is detected by the magnet support means having the function of adjusting the position of the magnet unit and the absolute position detection means of the floating body, and the fluctuation is canceled out. The magnet unit may be moved as described above (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

JP 61-102105 A Japanese Patent Application No. 11-192224 Japanese Patent Application No. 6-223788

However, a device for conveying a steel sheet in a non-contact manner while keeping the height of the levitated body constant like a conventional magnetic levitation device has been disclosed, but a magnetic bearing is used for a small can pump or axial flow pump Since these pumps are mounted at various locations, the direction of the weight acting on the rotor varies in various ways. As described above, in a magnetic bearing in which disturbances act on the rotor from various directions, in a device that keeps the height of the floating body constant, the rotor and the inner wall of the container or pipe are subject to changes in the mounting orientation of the bearing. There was a problem that the gap length between the inner walls could not be kept constant.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic levitation device capable of suppressing the fluctuation of the position of the levitation body against disturbance in various directions.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a magnetic levitation apparatus according to the present invention includes a levitation body including a ferromagnetic body, and a plurality of magnet units each including an electromagnet disposed opposite to and on the outer peripheral side of the levitation body. A magnet mounting portion for fixing the plurality of magnet units arranged on the outer peripheral side of the levitating body, a frame-like base installed on the outer peripheral side of the levitating body and the magnet mounting portion, and the base Between the magnet mounting portions, magnet support means having a function of adjusting the distance between the base and the magnet unit, and a control unit that is connected to the magnet unit and controls a current flowing through the electromagnet, The control unit maintains the non-contact support state of the floating body and the magnet unit by converging the excitation current flowing through the electromagnet to zero, and sets the distance between the base and the floating body to a predetermined value. It is characterized in that to converge to.

  According to the magnetic levitation apparatus of the present invention, even if zero power control is applied to the magnetic levitation of the levitated body, the absolute position of the levitated body can be maintained at a predetermined value against disturbance in various directions. Even if the floating body is arranged inside the pipe or the like, the floating body does not contact these inner walls. For this reason, the apparatus is hardly damaged, and the reliability of the apparatus can be improved.

1 is a schematic view of a magnetic levitation apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The pattern diagram which shows the relationship between the attractive force of 1st Embodiment of this invention, and gap length. The perspective view which notched a part of the magnetic levitation apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the vertical direction support apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the horizontal direction support apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which notched a part of floating body of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which notched some induction motors of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The control block diagram of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the mode control voltage calculator of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which notched some magnetic levitation apparatuses of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which notched some linear synchronous motors of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing which notched some linear synchronous motors of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The top view of the magnetic levitation apparatus of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic levitation apparatus taken along line X-X ′ in FIG. 13. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic levitation apparatus taken along line Y-Y ′ of FIG. 13. The block diagram of thrust control of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the thrust calculator of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the principle of the present invention that can maintain the absolute position of a levitated body supported in a non-contact manner by zero power control at a predetermined value will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, magnet units 3 and 4 composed of a permanent magnet 1 and an electromagnet 2 are attached to a magnet attachment portion 5 so that the same poles face each other, and a levitated body 6 is disposed between the magnet units 3 and 4. . Here, the levitated body 6 is, for example, an iron ring. An attraction force acts on the floating body 6 by the magnetic flux φ generated by each magnet unit. When the electromagnet exciting current is zero, the sum of these attractive forces acting on the levitated body 6 is the gap length between the lower magnet unit 3 and the levitated body 6 on the horizontal axis, and the upward (z-direction) attractive force. The vertical axis is indicated by a solid line in FIG. Further, the individual attractive forces of the magnet units 3 and 4 are indicated by dotted lines. When the floating body is attracted by the two magnet units 3 and 4 as described above, as is apparent from FIG. 2, an electromagnetic force having a magnitude substantially proportional to the gap length acts on the floating body. In general, a control device that stably floats a levitated body with an attraction type magnetic levitation device is designed by applying linear control theory, so that the linearity shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 appears in the relationship between the gap length and the attraction force. If so, the range of the gap length in which a stable floating state can be maintained can be increased.

It is assumed that the magnet attachment portion 5 is attached to the base 9 in a state of being movable up and down via the spring 7 and the damper 8 while the magnet units 3 and 4 are mounted.

In addition, the electromagnets 2 of the magnet units 3 and 4 are connected in series so that the attraction force of the magnet unit 4 is decreased by the excitation current at which the attraction force of the magnet unit 3 is increased. And

Consider the case where the distance from the base 9 to the magnet mounting portion 5 is zL and the distance from the magnet unit 3 to the levitated body 6 is z, and the levitated body 6 is stably levitated by zero power control. In the state of FIG. 1 in which z is z0, zL is zL0, and iz is zero, the equation of motion of the levitating body 6 and the magnet mounting portion 5 when an external force uz is applied to the levitating body 6 is the spring constant of the spring 7 as k, The speed resistance of the damper 8 can be linearized as follows with γ.

(Equation 1)
Here, Fz is the sum of the electromagnetic forces that the levitated body receives from the magnet units 3 and 4 in a steady state, Δ is the minute fluctuation, uL is the external force applied to the magnet mounting portion 5, m is the mass of the levitated body 6, and M is the magnet The total mass of the mounting part 5 and the parts attached to it, is a partial differential value with respect to z in the steady floating state of Fz and is a so-called magnetic spring constant, is a partial differential value with respect to iz in the steady floating state of Fz, Is the time differentiation operator.

When uL is set to zero and the disturbance uz is applied, the position variation in the steady levitation state of the levitated body 6 is Δz + ΔzL. Since zero power control is applied to the magnetic levitation of the levitated body 6, Δiz is zero in the steady levitation state. From (Equation 1), the differential term related to time is zero,
,

Therefore, Δz + ΔzL is
(Equation 2)
Can be calculated.

  (Equation 2) indicates that when the spring constant k of the spring 7 is matched with the magnetic spring constant, the absolute position of the levitated body 6 does not fluctuate due to a steady disturbance.

  In this way, even if zero power control is applied to a magnetic levitation device with a large gap length, the magnet support means that can adjust the distance between the base and the magnet unit reduces power consumption and suppresses fluctuations in the position of the levitation body Is possible.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment) (Corresponding to claims 1 to 4, 8 to 10, and 12)
3 to 7, the magnetic levitation apparatus according to the first embodiment is generally indicated by 10. The magnetic levitation device 10 includes two vertical support devices 12 that support the levitation body 11 in the z direction (up and down direction) and two lateral support devices 13 that support the levitation body 11 in the y direction (left and right direction). ing.

As shown in FIG. 3, the levitated body 11 is disposed at least inside the pipe 14 made of a non-magnetic / non-conductive member such as a polymer material so that it can be supported in a non-contact manner by the apparatus 10. Has been. The pipe 14 is attached to the same floor as the magnetic levitation device by a predetermined support method (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 4, the vertical support device 12 includes a base unit 16 fixed to a floor surface (not shown) by a predetermined method, a magnet unit 22 composed of a permanent magnet 18 and an electromagnet 20, and an upper beam 24. A magnet mounting portion 28 provided at the center of the lower surface and having another magnet unit 22 at the center of the upper surface of the lower beam 26, and a suspension 30 as a magnet support means for supporting the magnet mounting portion 28 movably in the vertical direction. .

The base 16 includes an upper beam 32, a lower beam 34, left and right fixing plates 36, and legs 38 for fixing the base to the floor surface. A total of four linear bushings 40 are provided at both ends of the upper beam 32 and both ends of the lower beam 34.

The magnet mounting portion 28 includes rods 44 that pass through fixing sleeves 42 that are attached to both ends of the upper beam 24 and the lower beam 26, and each fixing sleeve 42 and the left and right rods 44 are predetermined by welding or bonding. It is fixed in the way. Needless to say, the magnet units 22 located at the center of the upper beam 24 and the lower beam 26 are respectively fixed by a predetermined method (not shown). Further, the coil end of each electromagnet 20 is connected to the controller 46 in order to control the exciting current of each electromagnet 20 connected in series as described above to support the floating body 11 in a non-contact manner with zero power control. .

The suspension 30 includes a linear bush 40, a rod 44 penetrating the linear bush 4044, and a spring 47 as an elastic element disposed so that the rod 44 penetrates and abuts against the linear bush 40 and the fixed sleeve 42. Means for supporting the magnet are provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lateral support device 13 has the base 16 of the longitudinal support device 12 placed horizontally, and instead of the legs 38 attached to the lower beam 34, A leg portion 38 ′ as the direction support device 13 is attached. Therefore, the same symbols are attached to the same portions, and the description is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the levitating body 11 includes a ferromagnetic iron ring 48 that is substantially opposed to the respective magnet units 22 of the vertical support device 12 and the horizontal support device 13, and a non-impeller fan 50 provided therein. A magnetic conductive aluminum ring 52, an iron ring 48, and a nonmagnetic nonconductive plastic ring 54 that connects the aluminum ring 52 are provided. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a stator 56 having a three-phase field winding is fixed to the outer periphery of the pipe 14 at a position facing the side surface of the aluminum ring 52 by a predetermined method (not shown). Yes. In this case, needless to say, the induction motor 58 is constituted by the aluminum ring 52 and the stator 56.

As shown in FIG. 8, the control device 46 as a control means includes a sensor unit 60, a mode coordinate conversion unit 62, a mode control voltage calculation unit 64, a mode control voltage coordinate inverse converter 66, and an external power source (not shown). Power amplifiers 68a to 68d for exciting the electromagnets 20 of the support devices 12 and 13 based on the electromagnet excitation voltage signal connected and output from the mode control voltage coordinate inverse converter 66 are provided.

The sensor unit 60 includes eddy current gap sensors 70 a to 70 d for detecting the distance between the magnet unit 22 of the lower beam 26 and the iron ring 48 of the levitated body 11, and between the upper beam 32 and the upper beam 24. Optical gap sensors 72a to 72d for detecting the distance and current sensors 74a to 74d for detecting the excitation current flowing through the electromagnets 20a to 50d are provided. In the following, the same alphabet indicates that the vertical support device 12 or the horizontal support device 13 is provided in the same support device.

The mode coordinate conversion unit 62 includes floating body gap length setting devices 76a to 76d that set a predetermined distance between the floating body 11 and the magnet unit 22, and a magnet attachment section that sets a predetermined distance between the upper beam 32 and the upper beam 24. Gap length setting devices 78a to 78d, current setting devices 80a to 80d for setting a predetermined exciting current value of the electromagnet 20, and the floating body gap length setting device based on detection signals za, zb, zc and zd of the gap sensors 70a to 70d. Subtractors 82a to 82d for subtracting the set values 76a to 76d, and subtractors for subtracting the set values of the magnet attachment portion gap length setters 78a to 78d from the detection signals zLa, zLb, zLc and zLd of the gap sensors 72a to 72d. 84a to 84d and the current setting devices 80a to 80d based on the detection signals ia, ib, ic and id of the current sensors 74a to 74d. The relative position changes of the levitating body 11 and the magnet mounting portion are output from the subtractors 86a to 86d and the subtracters 82a to 82d that subtract the set value of d, and the levitation body gap length deviations Δz, Δy, Δξ relating to the four degrees of freedom of movement. , Δψ to be converted into the floating body gap length deviation coordinate converter 88 and the outputs of the subtractors 84a to 84d, the change in the relative position of the magnet mounting portion 28 and the base 16 is changed to the magnet mounting portion gap length deviation ΔzL relating to the four degrees of freedom of movement. , .DELTA.yL, .DELTA..xi.L, .DELTA..PSI.L, the magnet attachment gap length deviation coordinate converter 90, and the subtractors 86a to 86d output the electromagnet excitation current deviation into the excitation currents .DELTA.iz, .DELTA.ii, .DELTA.i.xi. A current deviation coordinate converter 92 for conversion is provided.

The mode control voltage calculation unit 64 performs electromagnet excitation for each motion mode based on the outputs of the floating body gap length deviation coordinate converter 88, the magnet mounting part gap length deviation coordinate converter 90, and the current deviation coordinate converter 92. A z-mode control voltage calculator 94, a y-mode control voltage calculator 96, a ξ-mode control voltage calculator 98, and a ψ-mode control voltage calculator 100 that calculate voltages ez, ey, eξ, and eψ are provided. The mode control voltage coordinate inverse converter 66 calculates the excitation voltages ea, eb, ec, ed to be supplied to the individual electromagnets of the support devices 12, 13 from the output of the mode control voltage calculation unit 64.

Here, the four degrees of freedom of motion are the motion of the levitating body 11 and the magnet mounting portion 28 parallel to the z axis (z mode), the motion parallel to the y axis (y mode), and the rotational motion around the y axis (ξ Needless to say, the? Mode) and the rotational movement around the z axis (?? mode). The details of the magnetic levitation control with coordinate conversion for each motion mode are described in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-351167 and Japanese Patent Application No. 6-223788. Therefore, the coordinate converters 88, 90, 92 and A detailed description of the coordinate inverse converter 66 is omitted for simplicity.

The mode control voltage calculator 64 includes a z-mode control voltage calculator 94, a y-mode control voltage calculator 96, a ξ-mode control voltage calculator 98, and a ψ-mode control voltage calculator 100. These have the same structure. Therefore, the configuration of the z-mode control voltage calculator 96 will be described as an example.

The z-mode control voltage calculator 94 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, a differentiator 102 that calculates a time change rate Δ? Z from Δz to Δz, a differentiator 104 that calculates a time change rate Δ? ZL from ΔzL to ΔzL, and Δz, Δ? Z, ΔzL, Δ? ZL, A gain compensator 106 that multiplies Δiz by an appropriate feedback gain, a current deviation target value generator 108, a subtractor 110 that subtracts Δiz from the target value of the current deviation target value generator 108, and an output value of the subtractor 110 Are integrated with each other and multiplied by an appropriate feedback gain, an adder 114 for calculating the sum of output values of the gain compensator 106, and an output value of the adder 114 is subtracted from an output value of the integral compensator 110. And a subtractor 116 that outputs an electromagnet excitation voltage ez in z mode.

In addition, although the control apparatus 46 is divided and attached to each support apparatus 12 and 13, it cannot be overemphasized that it is comprised as mentioned above as a whole. In FIG. 8, the power line is indicated by a bar line, and the signal path is indicated by an arrow line.

Next, the operation of the motor driving apparatus according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

When the device is in a standby state, that is, the power amplifier 68 is connected to an external power source (not shown) and the control device 46 is not operating, the mode control voltage coordinate inverse converter 66 outputs zero, and the electromagnet 20 is excited. Never happen. In this case, since the magnet unit 22 attracts the levitated body 11 by the permanent magnet 18, the levitated body 11 comes into contact with the inner wall of the pipe 14. In the levitation body 11, even in the direction of the rotation axis, an attractive force that always tries to face the magnet unit 22 acts on the iron ring 48.

When zero is set in the current deviation target value generator 108 of each mode of the mode control voltage calculation unit 64 and the control device 46 starts operation, zero power control is performed for each of the four motion modes of the levitated body 11. The levitated body 11 is detached from the inner wall of the pipe and supported in a non-contact state.

After the floating body 11 is supported in a non-contact manner, when a three-phase alternating current is supplied to the induction motor 58, torque is generated in the aluminum ring of the floating body 11, and the impeller 50 of the floating body 11 starts to rotate. Thereby, it becomes possible to convey the fluid inside the pipe.

During operation of the apparatus, the dead weight of the levitated body 11 balances with the attractive force of the permanent magnet 18 by zero power control, so that the magnet unit 22 is not constantly excited. Further, even when foreign matter or organisms adhere to the impeller 50, or when any weight of the floating body 11 changes due to precipitation of crystals, the absolute position of the floating body 11 does not fluctuate and the power consumption does not increase. . Therefore, not only power consumption can be reduced and fluctuations in the position of the levitating body can be suppressed, but the apparatus is not easily damaged, and the reliability of the apparatus can be improved.

In order to return the apparatus to the standby state, the rotation of the levitated body 11 stops when the operating frequency of the induction motor 58 is set to zero. Thereafter, when the three-phase power supply is cut off and a predetermined value is set in the current deviation target value generator 108 in each mode, the levitated body 11 comes into contact with the inner wall of the pipe 14. When the operation of the control device 46 is stopped in this state, the mode control voltage coordinate inverse converter 66 outputs zero, and the device again enters the standby state.

After the external power source of the power amplifier 68 is cut off and the apparatus is stopped, the piping is changed and the magnetic levitation apparatus 10 according to the present invention is installed on a more inclined floor surface, it acts on the floating body 11. The direction of gravity will change. Even if the apparatus is operated again in such a case, the floating body gap length variation due to the zero power control is absorbed by the suspension 30, so that the position of the floating body relative to the floor surface does not vary. For this reason, the levitated body 11 rotates without contacting the pipe 14. Therefore, the usability of the apparatus is improved.

In the first embodiment, the optical gap sensor is used to detect the distance between the magnet mounting portion and the base, but this does not limit the distance detection method. It can be a linear gauge of the type. In addition, the magnet unit composed of electromagnets and permanent magnets is U-shaped as a whole, but this does not limit the configuration of the magnet unit at all, so long as the configuration and shape can be applied to zero power control It can be anything. Further, in this embodiment, the suspension includes the spring 47, but this does not limit the configuration of the suspension, and the suspension may be configured by a leaf spring, rubber, or the like.

(effect)
According to the magnetic levitation apparatus having such a configuration, even if zero power is applied to the magnetic levitation of the levitated body, the absolute position of the levitated body can be maintained at a predetermined level against disturbances in various directions. Even if it is set, it is possible to reduce power consumption.

Moreover, since the absolute position of the levitating body can be maintained at a predetermined value, the levitating body does not come into contact with these inner walls even if the levitating body is arranged inside the container or pipe. For this reason, the apparatus is not easily damaged, and the reliability of the apparatus can be improved.

Second Embodiment (Corresponding to Claims 1, 7, 9, and 11)
A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a perspective view in which a part of the magnetic levitation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is cut away. FIG. 11 is a perspective view in which a part of the linear synchronous motor according to the second embodiment of the present invention is cut away. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view in which a part of the linear synchronous motor according to the second embodiment of the present invention is cut away. In addition, about the thing which has the same structure as FIG. 1 thru | or 9, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Constitution)
10 to 11, the main part of the magnetic levitation apparatus according to the second embodiment is shown as 210. FIG.

In the magnetic levitation apparatus 210, instead of the aluminum ring 52 of the levitation body 11, a permanent magnet ring row 212 arranged in a Halbach array is attached, and the levitation body 11 ′ is formed so that a magnetic field is generated outside the permanent magnet ring row 212. It is configured. A valve 214 is attached inside the permanent magnet ring row 212 in place of the impeller 50.

The valve 214 includes a pedestal 216 having four through holes and a valve membrane 218. A part of the valve membrane 218 is fixed to the pedestal 216 by a predetermined method so as to cover the through hole of the pedestal 216.

As shown in FIG. 11, a ring-shaped three-phase coil 220 is wound around the outside of the pipe 14.

(Function)
By exciting the three-phase coil 220 in a predetermined pattern, the levitated body 11 ′ starts a reciprocating motion parallel to the x-axis shown in FIG. At this time, the levitated body 11 ′ is supported in a non-contact manner with respect to the pipe 14 by the electromagnetic force of the support devices 12 and 13.

Due to the reciprocating motion of the floating body 11 ′, the fluid in the pipe 14 can be conveyed by the action of the valve 214.

In the present embodiment, the weight of the levitated body 11 ′ applied to each support device 12, 13 changes due to the reciprocating motion of the levitated body 11 ′. As described above, when the support weight changes, the floating body floating gap length varies. However, as described in the first embodiment, this variation is offset by the variation of the magnet mounting portion due to the effect of the suspension 30. For this reason, the distance between the floating body 11 ′ and the pipe 14 is kept constant, and the floating body 11 ′ does not contact the inner wall of the pipe 14.

(effect)
In this embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, a linear synchronous motor 222 is formed by a permanent magnet ring array 212 and a three-phase coil 220 as shown in FIG. Since the linear synchronous motor 222 has a coreless structure, no attractive force is generated between the permanent magnet ring array 212 that is a field and the three-phase coil 220 that is an armature winding. Therefore, the external force that affects the non-contact support of the floating body 11 can be reduced. In FIG. 12, the direction of the magnetic pole of the permanent magnet is indicated by an arrow, and the tip of the arrow is the N pole.

(Third Embodiment) (Corresponding to Claims 1, 2, 5, and 6)
A third embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 is a plan view of a magnetic levitation apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic levitation apparatus taken along line XX ′ in FIG. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the magnetic levitation apparatus taken along line YY ′ of FIG. FIG. 16 is a block diagram of thrust control according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a thrust calculator according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In addition, about the thing which has the same structure as FIG. 1 thru | or 12, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

The main part of the magnetic levitation apparatus according to the third embodiment is shown as 310 in FIGS.

(About support device)
As shown in FIG. 13, the magnetic levitation device 310 includes a levitation body 311, four vertical support devices 313, and two lateral support devices 315. These four vertical support devices 313 cooperate with each other to support the levitated body 311 in a non-contact manner with respect to two fall axes (θ and ξ directions) and one height axis (z direction). Further, the lateral support device 315 is for supporting the floating body 311 in a non-contact manner in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction, respectively.

(About floating body)
The levitation body 311 includes an iron outer ring 317, a magnet ring 319 that is disposed inside the outer ring 317 and is formed of a permanent magnet, and an iron inner ring 321 that is disposed inside the magnet ring 319. A nonmagnetic disk 323 made of a nonmagnetic material, such as ceramics, fixed inside the inner ring 321 by a predetermined method, and fixed on the nonmagnetic disk 323, and a conductive nonmagnetic material such as copper or the like on the top. An annular base 327 having a secondary conductor ring 325 made of aluminum or the like, and a centrifugal fan 329 that is attached to the upper part of the annular base 327 and conveys fluid by rotating are provided. The levitated body 311 is encased through a slight gap by a casing 331 formed of a nonmagnetic and nonconductive material.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a field winding of the induction motor is attached as a stator 333 together with a cover 334 to the outside of the casing 331 at a position facing the secondary conductor ring 325, and the floating body 311. The casing 331 and the stator 333 constitute a so-called canned pump as a whole. Here, the stator 333 and the cover 334 are not shown in FIG. 13 for the sake of simplicity. In addition, an inlet 335 to which a pipe (not shown) for allowing liquid to flow is connected is provided at the upper portion of the casing 331, and an outlet 337 to which a pipe (not shown) is connected is provided on the side surface. The casing 331 is fixed to a reference surface such as a floor surface by a predetermined method (not shown).

The vertical support device 313 includes a magnet unit 343 composed of an electromagnet in which a coil 341 is wound around the center of a U-shaped iron core 339, and the coil 341 of the magnet unit 343 disposed above and below. The U-shaped magnet mounting portion 345 is fixed to the outer side surface of the magnet mounting portion 345 and has a linear bush 347 for guiding the magnet mounting portion 345 up and down movably. A guide block 349, a guide rod 351 that passes through the linear bush 347 and guides the magnet mounting portion 345 up and down, a base 353 to which a lower end of the guide rod 351 is fixed by a predetermined method (not shown), a guide block 349 and a base A spring 355 through which the guide rod 351 passes and a guide block 349 and a base interposed between the bases 353 A cylindrical linear motor 357 that is interposed between the magnetic unit 353 and applies a thrust in the vertical direction to the guide block 349, and a vortex for detecting a gap length between the magnet unit 343 and the outer ring 317. Current-type gap sensor 359 is mounted on the upper surface of guide block 349, and the height of the magnet unit 343 with respect to the reference surface on which the base 353 is placed is detected by optically reading the scale attached to the guide rod at a predetermined position. A linear position sensor 361 is provided. Here, the guide block 349, the guide rod 351, the linear bush 347, the spring 355, the linear motor 357, and the linear position sensor 361 function as magnet support means as a whole. Since the spring 355 supports the weight of the upper portion from the guide block 349 including the floating body 311, the linear motor 357 generates thrust when the floating body 311 is supported in a non-contact manner at a predetermined height. There is no need. Thus, when a spring is used for supporting the weight of the floating body, the power consumed by the magnet support means can be reduced. Further, when an external force is applied to the floating body 311 due to a fluid vortex or the like, the thrust of the linear motor 357 can be applied in addition to the spring force of the spring 355. For example, as shown in FIG. If the thrust is controlled, a damping force can be applied to the vertical movement of the magnet mounting portion 345 with respect to the base 353, and the movement of the levitated body 311 with respect to the external force can be further suppressed.

The thrust control device 363 of the linear motor 357 shown in FIG. 16 is configured as follows, as is generally well known. That is, the thrust control device 363 calculates a thrust to be generated by the linear motor 357 based on a signal introduced from the linear position sensor 361, a thrust command value fz output from the thrust calculator 365, and a linear A vector controller 367 that calculates a voltage to be applied to the three-phase coil of the linear motor 357 based on the output of the position sensor 361, and a firing angle signal described later based on the three-phase voltage command value output from the vector controller 367. A three-phase PWM inverter 371 for generating a three-phase AC voltage for exciting the linear motor 357 from a DC power source (not shown) by a firing angle signal from the firing angle generator 369. It has.

As shown in FIG. 17, the thrust calculator 365 includes a magnet attachment portion height target value generator 373 that generates a predetermined height target value zL0 of the magnet attachment portion 345, and a magnet attachment portion from a signal zL from the linear position sensor 361. A subtractor 375 for subtracting the output zL0 of the height target value generator 373, a differentiator 377 for differentiating the output of the subtractor 375 to calculate the moving speed of the magnet mounting portion 345, the output of the subtractor 375, and the output of the differentiator 377 Two gain compensators 379 for multiplying outputs by respective predetermined gains, an adder 381 for adding the outputs of the gain compensators 379, and an output of the adder 381 from the zero target value 383 are subtracted to output a thrust command value fz. A subtractor 385 is provided.

With the above configuration, when the above-described zero power control is applied to these four vertical support devices 313, the degree of freedom of movement of the levitated body 311 (two fall axes (θ and ξ directions) and one height axis ( The magnetic levitation control is performed every z direction)), and the position fluctuation of the levitation body 311 with respect to the external force is suppressed with respect to each motion axis.

As shown in FIG. 15, the lateral support device 315 includes two magnet units 387 that face the outer ring 317, a magnet mounting portion 389 that has a U-shaped cross section and the magnet units 387 are fixed to the inner sides of both ends, Two guide blocks 393, which are fixed in the vicinity of both bottom lower ends of the mounting portion 389 and have a linear guide 391 for guiding the magnet mounting portion 389 in the horizontal direction, are combined with the linear guide 391 and the guide block 393 is moved in the x-axis A guide rail 395 movable along (y axis) and a base 397 to which the guide rail 395 is attached are provided. A linear motor 357 is attached to one base 397 via a mount 399, and the end of the thrust shaft of the linear motor 357 is fixed to the guide block 393. A linear scale (not shown) is affixed to the upper surface of the guide rail 395, and the moving distance of the magnet attachment portion relative to the base 397 is detected by a linear position sensor 361 attached to the linear guide 391. Further, a gap sensor 359 is installed in the vicinity of the magnet unit 387 on the inner side of one end of the magnet attachment portion 389, and detects the gap length between the magnet unit 387 and the outer ring 317. Here, the guide block 393, the guide rail 395, the linear guide 391, the linear motor 357, and the linear position sensor 361 function as magnet support means as a whole.

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If the lateral support device 315 configured as described above is installed in parallel with the x-axis, zero power control is possible with respect to the movement of the levitated body 311 in the x-axis direction, and if installed in parallel with the y-axis, the levitated body 311 is placed. Zero power control becomes possible with respect to the movement in the y-axis direction. Thereby, the position fluctuation | variation of the floating body 311 with respect to an external force is suppressed regarding each motion axis.

Since the lateral support device 315 is installed in parallel with the x-axis and the y-axis, as shown in FIG. 15, the height of the bottom surface of the magnet mounting portion is different so that these magnet mounting portions 389 do not interfere with each other. Has been.

Further, the magnet unit 387 is configured in the same manner as the magnet unit 22, and a description thereof is omitted here for simplicity.

In the third embodiment, the magnetic levitation device of the present invention is applied to a canned pump, and a casing is interposed between the magnet unit and the floating body. This is applied to the interposition of the casing and the can pump. However, the present invention can be applied to any device for the purpose of suppressing the positional fluctuation with respect to the external force of the levitating body and reducing the power consumption.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the control device is described in an analog arithmetic manner, but this does not limit the analog or digital arithmetic method, and a digital arithmetic method may be applied.

In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 18 ... Permanent magnet 2, 20 ... Electromagnet 3, 4, 22, 343, 387 ... Magnet unit 5, 28, 345, 389 ... Magnet attaching part 6, 11, 11 ', 311 ... Levitation body 7, 47, 355 ... Spring 8 ... Damper 9, 16, 353, 397 ... Base 10, 210, 310 ... Magnetic levitation device 12, 313 ... Vertical support device 13, 315 ... Lateral support device 14 ... Pipe 24 ... Upper beam 26 ... Lower Beam 30 ... Suspension 32 ... Upper beam 34 ... Lower beam 36 ... Fixed plates 38, 38 '... Legs 40, 347 ... Linear bush 42 ... Fixed sleeve 44 ... Rod 46 ... Control device 48 ... Iron ring 50 ... Impeller fan 52 ... Aluminum ring 54 ... Plastic ring 56 ... Stator 58 ... Induction motor 60 ... Sensor unit 62 ... Mode coordinate conversion unit 64 ... Mode control Voltage calculation unit 66 ... Mode control voltage coordinate inverse converter 68 ... Power amplifier 70, 359 ... Eddy current type gap sensor 72 ... Optical gap sensor 74 ... Current sensor 76 ... Levitation body gap length setter 78 ... Magnet attachment part gap length Setter 80 ... Current setter 82, 84, 86, 110, 116, 375, 385 ... Subtractor 88 ... Levitation body gap length deviation coordinate converter 90 ... Magnet mounting part gap length deviation coordinate converter 92 ... Current deviation coordinate conversion Unit 94 ... z mode control voltage calculator 96 ... y mode control voltage calculator 98 ... ξ mode control voltage calculator 100 ... ψ mode control voltage calculators 102, 104, 377 ... Differentiators 106, 379 ... Gain compensator 108 ... Current deviation target value generator 112 ... integral compensator 114, 381 ... adder 212 ... permanent magnet ring array 214 ... valve 21 ... base 218 ... valve membrane 220 ... three-phase coil 222 ... linear synchronous motor 317 ... outer ring 319 ... magnet ring 321 ... inner ring 323 ... nonmagnetic disk 325 ... secondary conductor ring 327 ... annular base 329 ... centrifugal fan 331 ... Casing 333 ... Stator 334 ... Cover 335 ... Inlet 337 ... Outlet 339 ... Iron core 341 ... Coil 349, 393 ... Guide block 351 ... Guide rod 357 ... Linear motor 361 ... Linear position sensor 363 ... Thrust controller 365 ... Thrust calculator 367 ... Vector controller 396 ... Firing angle generator 371 ... Three-phase PWM inverter 373 ... Magnet mounting portion height target value generator 391 ... Linear guide 395 ... Guide rail 399 ... Mount

Claims (10)

A levitated body with a ferromagnetic body;
A plurality of magnet units including electromagnets installed opposite to each other with a gap on the outer peripheral side of the floating body;
A magnet mounting portion for fixing the plurality of magnet units disposed on the outer peripheral side of the floating body;
A frame-like base installed on the outer peripheral side of the floating body and the magnet mounting portion;
Between the base and the magnet mounting portion, magnet support means having a function of adjusting the distance between the base and the magnet unit;
A controller that is connected to the magnet unit and controls a current flowing through the electromagnet;
The control unit converges the excitation current flowing in the electromagnet to zero,
A magnetic levitation apparatus that maintains a non-contact support state of the levitation body and the magnet unit and converges the distance between the base and the levitation body to a predetermined value.   The magnet unit is composed of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet, and the permanent magnet is attached to the surface of the magnet mounting portion on the floating body arrangement side, and the two electromagnets are arranged in parallel on the surface of the permanent magnet on the floating body arrangement side. The magnetic levitation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic levitation apparatus is attached and a control unit controls a current of the electromagnet to form a magnetic circuit.   The magnetic levitation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a driving unit that applies a rotational force to the floating body.   4. The magnetic levitation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving unit includes a rotor of a rotary electric motor on the floating body and a stator of the rotary electric motor on an outer peripheral portion of the rotor.   The magnet unit for applying an electromagnetic force in a direction substantially orthogonal to a rotation axis of the floating body to which a rotational force is applied by the driving means is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the floating body. Item 5. The magnetic levitation device according to items 1 to 4.   5. The magnetism according to claim 1, further comprising: the magnet unit that applies an electromagnetic force substantially parallel to a rotation axis of the levitating body to which a rotational force is applied by the driving means. Levitation device.   The magnet unit that applies an electromagnetic force in a direction substantially orthogonal to the rotational axis of the levitating body to which the rotational force is applied by the driving means, and the electromagnetic force substantially parallel to the rotational axis of the levitating body. 5. The magnetic levitation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising the magnet unit to be actuated. The driving means includes
A magnet unit that applies electromagnetic force to the levitated body;
A linear motor that imparts thrust to the levitating body in a direction substantially orthogonal to the electromagnetic force that the magnet unit acts on the levitating body;
The magnetic levitation apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:   9. The magnetic levitation according to claim 1, wherein the control means includes a current sensor that detects an exciting current of the electromagnet, and a position sensor that detects a distance between the base and the magnet unit. apparatus.   The magnetic levitation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a separating unit that separates the levitation body and the magnet unit between the levitation body and the magnet unit.

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