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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Emam Hashish, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas G. Lang, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/09 (2006.01); F16C 27/02 (2006.01); H02K 5/24 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); H02K 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 27/02 (2013.01); F16C 17/04 (2013.01); H02K 5/24 (2013.01); H02K 7/08 (2013.01); H02K 7/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing support assembly adapted to support and damp radial vibration of a rotor shaft of a vertical motor is disclosed. The bearing support assembly has a thrust bearing adapted to couple to a rotor shaft and carry axial thrust loads along an axial axis, and a radial magnetic damping apparatus having one or more magnetic field-producing members adapted to provide a radially-acting magnetic force to act upon the rotor shaft to reduce radial vibration thereof. Vertical motors and methods of operating the vertical motors are disclosed, as are other aspects.