A High Efficient Linear Motor for Compressor Applications

Description

This paper presents a free piston compressor with a new type of linear reciprocating drive which is designed to increase efficiency and performance. The integrated mechatronic system comprises a free piston compressor that is directly powered by a linear permanent magnet synchronous motor. Two major challenges of linear free piston compressors are to reach a high power density which can be expressed in terms of volumetric flow per compressor size and a high efficiency of the linear drive during a compression cycle. The presented long stroke linear oscillating actuator features an integrated magnetic spring that allows to recycle the kinetic energy of the moving mass without the need of voluminous mechanical springs. This allows a highly integrated and compact design solution that features high efficiency even under fractional stroke operation.

Period	20 Jun 2014
Event title	Speedam2014, 22nd International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, June 18th - 20th, 2014
Event type	Conference
Location	ItalyShow on map