A novel magnetic levitated bearing system for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT)

Jan Kumbernuss; Chen Jian; Junhua Wang; Hongxing Yang; Weinong Fu

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.04.008

A novel magnetic levitated bearing system for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT)

Jan Kumbernuss, Chen Jian, Junhua Wang, Hongxing Yang, Weinong Fu

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

In this report, a novel magnetic levitated bearing suitable for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) is introduced, fabricated and tested. The bearing system generates a magnetic force, which can support the weight of the wind turbine rotor. A Finite Element Method (FEM) simulation shows how low the torque of this bearing is. A small scale prototype model of this novel magnetic levitated bearing system was constructed and tested successfully. The test results show how low the torque of this novel bearing is.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	148-153
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Energy
Volume	90
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.04.008
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012

Keywords

Magnetic bearing
Magnetic levitation
Permanent magnet
Repulsion
VAWT

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Civil and Structural Engineering
General Energy

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A novel magnetic levitated bearing system for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT)

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