Optimization of a hybrid magnetic bearing for a magnetically levitated blood pump via 3-D FEA

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• 作者：Shanbao  ; Cheng ; Mark W.  ; Olles ; Aaron F.  ; Burger ; Steven W.  ; Day  ; ;   ; ^{swdeme@rit.edu}
• 关键词：Hybrid magnetic bearing ; 3-D finite element analysis ; Axial flow blood pump ; Magnetic bearing test rig
• 刊名：Mechatronics
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：October 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：21
• 期：7
• 页码：1163-1169
• 全文大小：996 K

文摘

In order to improve the performance of a magnetically levitated (maglev) axial flow blood pump, three-dimensional (3-D) finite element analysis (FEA) was used to optimize the design of a hybrid magnetic bearing (HMB). Radial, axial, and current stiffness of multiple design variations of the HMB were calculated using a 3-D FEA package and verified by experimental results. As compared with the original design, the optimized HMB had twice the axial stiffness with the resulting increase of negative radial stiffness partially compensated for by increased current stiffness. Accordingly, the performance of the maglev axial flow blood pump with the optimized HMBs was improved: the maximum pump speed was increased from 6000 rpm to 9000 rpm (50 % ). The radial, axial and current stiffness of the HMB was found to be linear at nominal operational position from both 3-D FEA and empirical measurements. Stiffness values determined by FEA and empirical measurements agreed well with one another. The magnetic flux density distribution and flux loop of the HMB were also visualized via 3-D FEA which confirms the designers?initial assumption about the function of this HMB.