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Rotor-mounted sensing and actuation for Smart Rotating Machines

Samuel Jiménez

Prof P. Keogh, Dr N. Sahinkaya, Prof C. Bowen

University of Bath

UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase

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What are SRMs?

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Active vibration management capability

3 main components

Current technology Dumb rotor with stator mounted components

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New concept Fully rotor-mounted system

Aim Establish the advantages and limitations of using rotor-

mounted sensors and actuators in SRMs.

My research

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Why?

Sensing in rotating reference frame

Maximise useful working surface

Access to new rotor states

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Modelling and simulation

FEA – based dynamic model of an SRM with rotor-mounted sensor and actuator module

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Prototype

Rotor

Sensor module

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Summary

Exploring new concept for SRMs

Completed: Modelling and simulation of various concepts

Work in progress: Prototype for testing