IP Library Granted Patent US 10,690,140
Granted Patent B2
US 10,690,140 · App. 15/971,831 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Compressor

Inventors: Michael Betschart (Vitznau, CH); Christoph Andris (Volketswil, CH)
Assignee: MAN Energy Solutions SE
F04D29/058F04D17/122F04D29/053F04D29/0563F04D29/624F04D29/668H02K7/09F05D2240/51
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Patent No.
US 10,690,140
App. No.
15/971,831
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A compressor having a compressor housing, a compressor rotor mounted in the compressor housing, which includes a shaft and moving blades forming multiple compressor stages. Between two compressor stages a magnetic bearing and a safety bearing are arranged, which, as split bearings, are each mounted on the shaft designed as one-piece shaft.

Claims (36)

1. A compressor, comprising:

a compressor housing;

a compressor rotor arranged in the compressor housing comprising:

a shaft formed as one-piece shaft; and

moving blades forming multiple compressor stages arranged on the shaft;

a magnetic bearing mounted as a horizontally split bearing on the shaft and arranged between two of the multiple compressor stages; and

a safety bearing mounted as a split bearing on the shaft and arranged between two of the multiple compressor stages.

2. A compressor comprising:

a compressor housing;

a compressor rotor arranged in the compressor housing comprising:

a shaft formed as one-piece shaft; and

moving blades forming multiple compressor stages arranged on the shaft;

a magnetic bearing mounted as a split bearing on the shaft and arranged between two of the multiple compressor stages;

a safety bearing mounted as a split bearing on the shaft and arranged between two of the multiple compressor stages; and

a common bearing housing in which the magnetic bearing and the safety bearing are received,

wherein the common bearing housing in sections delimits a flow path between the two compressor stages between which the magnetic bearing and the safety bearing are arranged.

3. The compressor according to claim 2 , wherein the common bearing housing is received in a recess of the compressor housing and connected to the compressor housing.

4. The compressor according to claim 3 , further comprising:

housing-side diffuser blades arranged on an upstream side of the common bearing housing; and

housing-side recirculation blades arranged, on a downstream side of the common bearing housing.

5. The compressor according to claim 2 , further comprising:

housing-side diffuser blades arranged on an upstream side of the common bearing housing; and

housing-side recirculation blades arranged, on a downstream side of the common bearing housing.

6. The compressor according to any one of the claim 2 , further comprising:

a magnetic bearing carrier on which stator-side elements of the magnetic bearing are received; and

a safety bearing carrier on which stator-side elements of the safety bearing are mounted;

wherein the magnetic bearing carrier and the safety bearing carrier are connected to one another and are mounted in the common bearing housing via the magnetic bearing carrier or the safety bearing carrier.

7. The compressor according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an adjustable support that acts on the magnetic bearing carrier or on the safety bearing carrier, via which adjustable support the stator-side elements of magnetic bearing and the safety bearing are jointly mounted on the common bearing housing and can be jointly aligned relative to the shaft.

8. The compressor according to claim 7 , wherein the magnetic bearing is an active magnetic bearing comprising:

a sensor configured to detect shaft vibrations; and

an actuator configured to damp the shaft vibrations.

9. The compressor according to claim 8 ,

wherein the magnetic bearing carrier comprises an actuator carrier and a sensor carrier,

wherein the sensor carrier is connected to the actuator carrier, and

wherein the actuator carrier is connected to the safety bearing carrier.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2025
From: MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SE
To: EVERLLENCE SE
Reel/Frame 072914/0273 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 13, 2019
From: MAN DIESEL & TURBO SE
To: MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SE
Reel/Frame 048323/0909 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2018
From: BETSCHART, MICHAEL; ANDRIS, CHRISTOPH
To: MAN DIESEL & TURBO SE
Reel/Frame 045723/0457 →