MAGNETIC, HYBRID & BACK-UP BEARINGS

The (ZCAB), incorporating radially moveable rolling elements in a compliantly damped mounting arrangement, has sustained more that 20 simulated transient shock and magnetic bearing failures and subsequent recoveries without refurbishment. Recently a prototype ZCAB with a 1000 lb. radial and axial design load capacity at 18,000 rpm was delivered to a customer. Joint government- and industry-sponsored development efforts are underway to further the life and operating envelope of the ZCAB

In response to industrial and aerospace applications requiring highly reliable, robust and shock-tolerant bearing designs, MiTi has two innovative approaches:

Auxiliary & Backup Bearings

MiTi hybrid bearings have demonstrated:

Hybrid Bearings

MiTi magnetic bearings are directly applicable to:

MiTi offers several unique classes of low-power-loss, highly efficient magnetic bearings, which employ active, passive, and combined active-passive magnetic bearing technology. They also feature advanced digital controls. The result is a simple and robust magnetic bearing design - one that yields significantly reduced system vibrations. MiTi is also developing new and novel designs which will reduce bearing power consumption and losses to even lower levels than state-of-the-art homopolar designs.