Bearingless Motor Technology for Industrial and Transportation Applications

Eric L. Severson

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Abstract

This paper reviews bearingless motor technology for use in large transportation and industrial applications. Historically, bearingless motors have resided in research settings and certain niche commercial applications. Significant literature has been dedicated to developing designs that feature highly-specific geometry, restricted by applications with a unique set of needs, oftentimes with low power requirements. The first part of this paper reviews existing and potentially new use-cases of magnetic levitation in transportation and industrial applications. The second part of the paper presents design sizing equations of promising bearingless motor topologies for these applications and highlights efforts to generalize and increase the power rating of bearingless motor technology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages832-838
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9781538630488
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 28 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018 - Long Beach, United States
Duration: Jun 13 2018Jun 15 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach
Period6/13/186/15/18

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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