H∞ Robust Controller Design and Experimental Analysis of Active Magnetic Bearings with Flexible Rotor System

H∞ controller for active magnetic bearings (AMBs) with flexible rotor system was designed in this paper. The motion equations of AMBs and flexible rotor system are built based on finite element methods (FEM). Weighting function matrices of H∞ controller for AMBs are studied for both thesensitivity and the complementary sensitivity of H∞ control theory. The experiments are completed on a four-degree freedom magnetic bearings-flexible rotor test rig. The experimental results show that theH∞ control method has a better ability to depress vibration than traditional PID control. H∞ controller ischaracterized by the effectiveness of interference immunity and robust stability. The peak to peak vibration amplitudes of flexible rotor are less than 60μm at the first critical speed of flexible rotors. The results indicate that H∞ controller for the active magnetic bearings with flexible rotor system is stable through the first critical speed of the flexible rotor system

Keywords:

Active Magnetic Bearing (AMB) , H∞ Control , Flexible Rotor , Finite Element Methods