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A Practical Demonstration For Simultaneous Suspension and Rotation For A Ferromagnetic Object-An Application of DC Electromagnetic Levitation
A Practical Demonstration For Simultaneous Suspension and Rotation For A Ferromagnetic Object-An Application of DC Electromagnetic Levitation
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INTRODUCTION
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Levitation System
When the electromagnet is excited there will be a force of
attraction between the magnet pole-face and the ferromagnetic
cylinder. It is essential to regulate the current of the
electromagnet accurately and quickly with the help of position
feedback and associated control. The system is inherently
unstable and strongly non-linear in nature. So this levitation
k,(((
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Moving system
The driving system consists of two silicon steel laminated
AC electromagnets as shown in Fig.3. The series magnet
carries a coil consisting of a few turns of thick wire. This coil
is called the current coil and it is connected in series with the
circuit. The load current flows through this coil. The shunt
magnet carries a coil consisting many turns of thin wire. This
coil is called the voltage coil and is connected across the
supply it consist of current proportional to the supply voltage.
Short circuited copper bands are provided on the lower part of
the central limb of the shunt magnet. By adjusting the position
of these loops the shunt magnet flux can be made to lag
behind the supply voltage exactly 900. These copper bands are
called power factor compensator (PFC) [14].
CONTROLLER DESIGN
G(s) =
22.27
(s + 48.81)(s 48.81)
(1)
C ( s) = 12.24
( s + 45)
( s + 526)
POWER AMPLIFIER
(2)
EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
VI.
CONCLUSION
Fig.9. Current (CH-2) and position signals (CH-4) when the AC supply of
driving system is ON and OFF during stable levitation of the object.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The author wishes to acknowledge DST, Govt. of India for
sponsoring the Project No.SR/S3/EECE/0008/2010 entitled
Development of DC Electromagnetic Levitation Systems
Suitable for Specific Industrial Applications.
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