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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventor:
Richard F. Post, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/09 (2006.01); F16C 32/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/0414 (2013.01); F16C 32/0408 (2013.01); F16C 32/0417 (2013.01); F16C 32/0425 (2013.01); F16C 32/0427 (2013.01); H02K 7/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel configurations of levitating passive magnetic bearing configurations are described. Such configurations can be used for the precise control of the magnitude and sign of the bearing stiffness, thereby facilitating the overall design of the system in ways that are not possible with conventional attractive or repelling bearing elements.