More-powerful controllers and better software lead to broader applications for magnetic bearings. Magnetic-bearings, which support shafts with magnetic levitation rather than mechanical contact, have ...

Magnetic bearings and electrodynamic systems represent a rapidly evolving field in which contactless support of rotating components is achieved through the elegant interplay of magnetic forces and ...

• Magnetic bearings support rotating shafts in five axes without solid or fluid lubricants. • Advances in electronics allow previously bulky controllers to mount on or near rotating machinery. • ...