Non-contacting "snubber bearing" for passive magnetic bearing systems

Post, Richard F

Title: Non-contacting "snubber bearing" for passive magnetic bearing systems

Patent · Tue Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1376063

Post, Richard F

A new non-contacting magnetic "snubber" bearing is provided for application to rotating systems such as vehicular electromechanical battery systems subject to frequent accelerations. The design is such that in the equilibrium position the drag force of the snubber is very small (milliwatts). However in a typical case, if the rotor is displaced by as little as 2 millimeters a large restoring force is generated without any physical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of the snubber bearing.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

Patent Number(s):: 9,739,307

Application Number:: 14/556,029

OSTI ID:: 1376063

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Nov 28

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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