EP4364281A1 - Elektromagnetische linearbewegungsmaschine mit mit magnetischen elementen verbundenen stangen - Google Patents
Elektromagnetische linearbewegungsmaschine mit mit magnetischen elementen verbundenen stangenInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to the field of electromagnetic machines, of the motor or generator type, the moving part of which performs a linear translation movement.
- an electromagnetic machine comprising a stator, a moving armature and a device for mechanically connecting the moving armature to the stator, the connecting device comprising a plurality of leaf springs.
- the stator comprises at least a first magnetic core, carrying two electric coils, forming at least one open loop between first and second terminal ends of this first loop to define an air gap between these terminal ends.
- the mobile armature carries two permanent magnets aligned and of reversed polarity with respect to each other. When a magnetic flux is generated in the air gap, a transverse force shifts the movable armature in a first direction while causing a bending of the leaf springs opposing this displacement in this first direction.
- Application EP3029819 discloses a linear actuator comprising three motors.
- Each motor includes a permanent magnet stator and rod.
- the three rods can be set in motion through the electromagnetic forces of the respective stators, comprising an electric wire winding.
- the number and arrangement of the magnets or even the arrangement of the stator are not specified. It is thus eager to propose a simple solution, allowing an adjustment of the frequency and the amplitude of the rods, and offering a reduced bulk.
- the invention proposes an electromagnetic machine, characterized in that it comprises:
- stator arranged to create a magnetic field, comprising at least two stator elements arranged opposite each other,
- At least one magnetic element associated with the at least two rods, the at least one magnetic element being arranged between the two stator elements and magnetically movable relative to the at least two stator elements,
- the electromagnetic machine according to the invention has the advantages of proposing a small number of elements, a reduced size and of allowing a back and forth movement at high frequency, providing a high force. This arrangement also makes it possible to provide an electromagnetic machine offering a low manufacturing and maintenance cost.
- stator is meant the fixed part of the electromagnetic machine. It is fixed to the frame of the machine.
- the stator consists of a stack of sheet metal plates made of ferromagnetic materials, preferably soft iron, and a winding of a conductive wire. The stator generates the electromagnetic field when an electric current passes through the conductor wire.
- each stator element is meant a part of the stator generating an electromagnetic field.
- each stator element comprises a stack of sheet metal plates comprising at least two teeth.
- each stator element comprises a stack of sheet metal plates comprising at least one notch.
- plates of sheets can be fed by one or more coils.
- the stator elements are arranged in pairs or pairs in order to produce one or more magnetic circuits. They are spaced apart so as to insert at least one magnetic element between the teeth and able to move magnetically under the effect of the magnetic field passing through said teeth.
- each stator element comprises a stack of sheet metal plates comprising three teeth, so as to produce an “E” shaped pattern.
- the two notches are occupied by a winding of electric wires.
- the stator elements can comprise an unlimited number of longitudinally aligned teeth.
- the stator comprises, in a minimal version, only two stator elements.
- the stator elements are arranged so that the teeth of the two stator elements are arranged facing each other in order to produce magnetic circuits with minimum air gaps.
- the stator can comprise an unlimited number of pairs of two stator elements.
- the linearly movable part comprises at least two magnetic rods, the rods being arranged on either side of the pair of stator elements.
- the rods can have a rectangular, preferably square, or cylindrical, preferably circular cross-section.
- the moving part further comprises at least one magnetic element intended to be moved under the effect of the magnetic field of the stator.
- the at least one magnetic element is connected to the two rods.
- the at least one magnetic element is placed between the two rods.
- the at least one magnetic element does not fully integrate into the rods.
- each magnetic element extends radially or perpendicularly with respect to the two rods.
- the mobile part comprises at least one magnetic element connected to two rods.
- said means comprise
- the rod part surrounds the outer casing of a rod and is connected to the latter by means of holding in position in order to drive the rod during the movement of the at least one magnetic element.
- the magnetic element part comprises a cavity or a recess in order to receive an end or a portion of the at least one magnetic element, such as a mounting of the key type in a groove.
- said means comprise a cavity or a recess arranged on the circumference or on an outer face of a rod, such as a mounting of the key type in a groove.
- Each magnetic element includes at least one pair of alternating poles.
- each magnetic element comprises at least two pairs of alternating poles.
- each magnetic element comprises at least four pairs of alternating poles.
- each magnetic element comprises several opposite magnetic poles.
- a pair of poles is meant a device having a north pole and a south pole.
- a pole pair is preferably a magnet.
- Two pairs of alternating poles are understood to mean two devices as defined above arranged head to tail or in such a way that each pole of a first pair is arranged facing each other with a pole of opposite polarity of the second pair. , or adjacent pair.
- the at least one magnetic element comprises or is at least one permanent magnet.
- the magnet(s) may have different geometric shapes.
- each magnet has a generally rectangular shape.
- each magnet has a cross section of rectangular shape.
- This embodiment has the advantage of proposing a small thickness relative to the length and/or the width in order to maximize the active magnetization surface.
- each magnet is rectilinear.
- each magnet is curved or is concave.
- the linearly movable part comprises a spacer placed between two pairs of poles. In the case where the mobile part comprises several magnets, a spacer is arranged between two magnets. This characteristic makes it possible to define a force and/or an amplitude of movement of the rods connected to said magnets. Spacers can be magnetizable or non-magnetic, depending on the strength and amplitude desired.
- the at least one magnetic element consists of a ferromagnetic material.
- the permanent magnet(s) are removed from the moving part of the machine.
- the machine may further comprise at least one position return means so as to return the at least one magnetic element to the initial position.
- the at least one magnetic element consists of a ferromagnetic material and of a non-magnetic material.
- one out of two magnets can be replaced by a magnetic core, the other is non-magnetic.
- the coil of the electromagnet of a stator element is mounted so as to operate on positive current only and is short-circuited in the opposite case. This allows each rod in oscillatory mode to be alternately attracted by the electromagnetic field of the stator, then repelled, for example by the force of means for returning to position, preferably a spring.
- Reminder means are described below. This embodiment makes it possible to propose a particularly simplified and inexpensive machine.
- the electromagnetic machine comprises means for guiding in translation, for example rolling bearings, slideways and/or bushings.
- the guide means can cooperate with the rods, the at least one magnetic element, preferably the magnet or magnets, and/or the coupling means.
- the electromagnetic machine comprises means for sealing the stator and/or the linearly movable part with respect to the external environment.
- the electromagnetic machine comprises means for sealing the stator and/or the at least two rods with respect to the external environment.
- the sealing means includes stem sealing means.
- stem sealing means are associated with each stem, each means being arranged at one end of the stem. They make it possible to protect the air gap around each rod.
- the means of sealing must protect the machine against the saline atmosphere, the polluted atmosphere or fresh or saline water during immersion.
- the sealing means can be O-rings, sliding elements providing sealing, flexible bellows (elastomer or metal), or mechanical or a combination of these.
- the seals can be the following: scraper seal, buffer seal, single-acting seal, double-acting seal, lip seal(s) (or oil seal), spring seal. It is possible to use these seals alone or to combine them in order to obtain different functions, for example to filter the impurities, to carry out a pre-sealing in order to obtain a submerged chamber and therefore a lubrication of the guide linings then another seal allowing complete sealing.
- the machine in particular the stator or each wound stator element, can be resin-coated for example with an epoxy or silicone resin.
- the at least two rods of the moving part can be surrounded by an oil bath, offering the advantage of holding the pressure in the event of deep immersion, or of permanently lubricating and cooling the system.
- the electromagnetic machine may comprise at least one position return means associated with at least one rod.
- the machine comprises a means of return to position by rod.
- a position return means is an elastic return means, for example a spring, preferably a metal spring, in particular steel.
- each rod performs a back and forth movement, it may be advantageous to favor the kinetics of one of the two movements.
- an electromagnetic machine according to the invention having movable rods oscillating on a pole pitch or being driven in displacement by control electronics, does not require any means for returning the movable rods. However, it may be interesting to add some in order to optimize the performance of the machine.
- a spring could be placed at a first end of a movable rod and/or at a second end, opposite the first end, of said movable rod.
- This characteristic makes it possible to absorb the kinetic energy during a first phase of the inversion of the movement to store it in potential energy then to retransmit it to said movable rod during the second inversion phase.
- These return means also make it possible to avoid any movement of too great an amplitude, not controlled, which could lead to premature wear of the machine, or to an involuntary exit of one or more mobile rods from the machine.
- the oscillation frequency of the rod is the same as the resonance frequency of the system, in order to consume as little energy as possible for setting it in motion.
- the stator comprises at least four stator elements forming two pairs of two stator elements arranged around a longitudinal axis and extending in a circumferential or orthoradial direction with respect to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the linearly movable part comprises four rods forming two pairs of two rods.
- a pair of stator elements associated with a pair of rods and at least one magnetic element is also called a module.
- the electromagnetic machine can thus comprise one or more modules.
- the at least two pairs of stator elements are spaced apart along a circle whose longitudinal axis is the center.
- the at least two pairs of rods of the movable part can be spaced along a circle whose longitudinal axis is the center.
- the at least two rods can be spaced equidistantly along a circle whose longitudinal axis is the center.
- the rods are parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis.
- each rod can have different shapes.
- each rod can have a shape, parallelepipedic, rectangular, hexagonal, cylindrical or circular.
- stator elements are arranged so as to define a free central zone.
- the volume delimited by the at least two stator elements and the at least two rods is free at the center. No parts are located within the central part of the machine. This allows various advantages such as: - allow the passage of a part or a fluid (particularly coolant) in the center,
- the stator comprises twelve stator elements forming six pairs of stator elements
- the mobile part comprises twelve rods, forming six pairs of rods.
- the linearly movable part comprises two permanent magnets cooperating with each pair of stator elements.
- the pairs of stator elements and the associated moving part are arranged in phase opposition in an alternating manner.
- Three pairs of stator elements are 180 degrees out of phase with the other three pairs of stator elements.
- the rods move at a frequency between 10 and 150 Hz (hertz).
- the electromagnetic machine comprises power electronics and/or control means so that the movement of the rods of the moving part is controlled in open loop by the power electronics. Control would be done by means of power electronics making it possible to ripple a voltage at different frequencies, such as an inverter that can vary the effective voltage and the frequency.
- the machine comprises at least one sensor, such as for example a moving part displacement sensor, or a current sensor.
- the power electronics and/or the control means control(s) the movement of the rods of the moving part in a closed loop using information from the at least one sensor.
- the machine comprises a temperature sensor so as to measure the temperature of said machine, preferably connected directly to the control electronics. It can also be protected against overheating with a thermal fuse.
- These two components are preferably mounted at the periphery of the coil and advantageously at its center, because the coil is the main component diffusing the heat.
- the control means make it possible to control each module independently, or in a synchronized manner or not with other modules, and/or in such a way as to eliminate unbalance, for example by controlling the oscillation of two modules in phase opposition.
- a mechanical assembly comprising an electromagnetic machine, according to one or more of the characteristics of the first aspect of the invention, and at least one effector mounted at at least one of the ends distal of at least two rods.
- the effector is connected to all the distal ends of the at least two rods.
- the at least one effector comprises at least one membrane.
- Each membrane can be arranged coaxially with the electromagnetic machine and facing an outer face of the frame.
- each membrane has a central opening arranged to be passed through by a fluid.
- the mechanical assembly comprises at least one flange arranged to cooperate hydraulically with the at least one membrane.
- the mechanical assembly comprises several membranes, each flange being associated with a single membrane.
- each flange can have the following combinable variants:
- the flange may itself be surrounded by two or more membranes.
- the single flange can be the wall of a hull of a boat or of a nautical device (drone, submarine, etc.).
- the mechanical assembly comprises an electromagnetic machine extending along a longitudinal axis, the machine comprising one or more of the characteristics of the first aspect of the invention, the machine comprising:
- stator comprising at least four stator elements forming two pairs of stator elements
- linearly movable part comprising at least four rods forming two pairs of two rods, the assembly comprising at least one effector mounted at at least one of the distal ends of at least two rods.
- a magnetic element is associated with a pair of two rods.
- at least two magnetic elements are associated with a pair of two rods.
- the mechanical assembly comprises an electromagnetic machine extending along a longitudinal axis, the machine comprising:
- stator arranged to create a magnetic field, comprising at least four stator elements, forming two pairs of stator elements, arranged around the longitudinal axis and extending in a circumferential or orthoradial direction with respect to the axis longitudinal,
- linearly movable part comprising at least four rods forming two pairs of two rods, at least two magnetic elements, each magnetic element being associated with a pair of rods and arranged between two stator elements so as to be magnetically movable, and coupling means for connecting each magnetic element to its pair of rods, the assembly comprising at least one effector mounted at at least one of the distal ends of at least two rods.
- the at least four rods comprise at least two upstream rods and at least two downstream rods, the assembly comprising an upstream membrane connected to the ends distal ends of the at least two upstream rods, and a downstream membrane connected to the distal ends of the at least two downstream rods.
- the at least one magnetic element can be at least one pair of alternating poles, for example one or more permanent magnets.
- the assembly comprises at least one flange covering all or part of a transverse face of the electromagnetic machine.
- the at least one flange may be solid or pierced, in particular in the center of said flange.
- the at least one flange may be rigid, or flexible, and/or have certain shapes and/or hollows and/or asperities.
- the at least one flange may further comprise lips for various uses, for example resistance to corrosion, or in order to allow the rise in pressure.
- the at least one flange can be made of specific materials, such as marine, food, biocompatible, or hydrocarbons.
- the assembly comprises at least one upstream flange connected to an upstream face of the frame and placed opposite the upstream membrane, and at least one downstream flange connected to a downstream face of the frame and placed facing the downstream membrane.
- Each membrane is used to transform the mechanical energy supplied by the motor into hydraulic energy.
- Each membrane has a cylindrical shape or preferably a discoidal or elliptical shape. It is composed of a solid reinforcement, advantageously metallic, and an undulating part made of flexible materials, preferably elastomer derivatives (rubber, EPDM, PU, Nitrile, etc.).
- the membrane can be of any shape.
- each membrane has a central opening which is preferably circular or elliptical.
- each flange has a tubular section arranged coaxially to the longitudinal axis of the machine and extending through the central opening of the associated membrane.
- the diameter of the tubular section is strictly less than the diameter of the central opening. The tubular section makes it possible to achieve a Venturi effect for the flow of the fluid passing through the center of the mechanical assembly.
- the assembly may comprise at least two upstream membranes and/or at least two downstream membranes.
- the upstream and/or downstream membranes may have movements out of phase with each other, preferably the phase difference is 180° (degrees).
- At least two rods of a pair extend both upstream and downstream of the frame, the assembly comprising at least two effectors, an effector connected to the upstream distal ends of said rods and a effector connected to the downstream distal ends of said rods.
- at least two rods pass through the frame and extend upstream and downstream of said frame, which may have at least one seal.
- the assembly comprises an upstream cover, placed upstream of the upstream membrane, and a downstream cover, placed downstream of the downstream membrane.
- Each cover is fixed to the frame of the electromagnetic machine coaxially with the longitudinal axis of said machine, for example via longitudinal arms connecting each cover to the frame of the machine.
- the face of the cover facing the membrane has a surface substantially identical to the surface of the membrane.
- the volume delimited longitudinally by a cowl and a flange defines a compression chamber, or a propulsion chamber.
- each membrane is located in a propulsion chamber.
- the liquid set in motion by a membrane first enters the propulsion chamber via the circumferential zone of the compression chamber, for example between longitudinal arms connecting the cover to the frame of the machine.
- compression chamber and propulsion chamber refer to the same definition, so that one or the other of the expressions may be used interchangeably.
- the volume propelled by the upstream membrane is expelled into the free central zone of the machine.
- the downstream cowl further comprises an opening whose cross section is at the less equal to the cross section of the central free zone.
- the volume propelled by the downstream membrane is expelled into the opening of the downstream cover.
- each compression chamber has its own inlet flow, each flow entering the compression chamber via an opening or a radial zone upstream and/or downstream and/or at the above and below the membrane.
- Each compression chamber corresponds to at least one liquid inlet section and at least one liquid outlet section.
- the downstream cover comprises a central tube, extending coaxially to the electromagnetic machine. This characteristic makes it possible to create a second flow in a compression chamber through the installation of a tube crossing the compression chamber.
- the inlet section of this tube will undergo an overpressure and the outlet section (located downstream of the compression chamber) a depression, thus creating a venturi effect and improving the performance of the thruster.
- the mechanical assembly may comprise no cover, or a single cover: an upstream cover or a downstream cover. In the absence of a cover, there is therefore no longer any compression chamber.
- Other applications of the mechanical assembly proposed above are possible, for example vibrating pots, industrial vibrators, pistons, in particular the moving parts operating in phase to amplify the vibration, strikers, loudspeakers, saws, pneumatic drills, sex-toys, tools for studying vibration, fatigue, aging, industrial pumps, fans, air compressors, force feedback, sifters, vibro-sinking vibrators, thrusters for boats and nautical devices, thrusters for nautical toys, such as underwater thrusters, paddles, motorized surfboards, bilge pumps, electricity generators, pumps for water games, flow generators ( currents, waves, swell) for basins, machine tools (such as saw, sander, hammer), mixers.
- a method of actuating an electromagnetic machine according to the first aspect comprising:
- stator comprising at least four stator elements forming two pairs of stator elements
- linearly movable part comprising at least four rods forming at least two pairs of two rods, the method comprising an actuation step out of phase between the at least two pairs of two rods.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electromagnetic machine with cyclic linear motion according to a first embodiment of the invention, in which the machine comprises a pair of stator elements and a pair of rods, the frame n 'not being represented;
- Figure 2 is a side view of two stator elements facing each other, each comprising a winding of electric wires, said elements being in accordance with the previous figure;
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of a linearly movable part according to one embodiment, comprising two permanent magnets arranged between two rods;
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of an electromagnetic machine with cyclic linear motion according to a second embodiment of the invention, in which the machine comprises two pairs of stator elements and two pairs of rods arranged symmetrically with respect to a geometric plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the machine, the frame not being shown;
- Figure 5 is a perspective view of an electromagnetic machine with cyclic linear motion according to a third embodiment of the invention, in which the machine comprises three pairs of stator elements and three pairs of rods arranged one relative to the other so as to form a circle, the frame not being shown;
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of an electromagnetic machine with cyclic linear motion according to a fourth embodiment of the invention, in which the machine comprises six pairs of stator elements and six pairs of rods arranged one relative to the other so as to form a circle, the frame being represented;
- Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of an electromagnetic machine, in particular of a linearly movable part according to an embodiment in accordance with the previous figure;
- Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a hydraulic thruster according to a first embodiment, the thruster comprising an electromagnetic machine according to the previous figure, and a single flange having a central opening and a single discoidal membrane having an opening central;
- Figure 9 is a perspective view of a hydraulic thruster according to the first embodiment
- Figure 10 is a perspective view of a hydraulic thruster according to a second embodiment, the thruster comprising a single solid flange and comprising a conical tail and a single membrane having an opening;
- Figure 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of a hydraulic thruster according to the second embodiment, according to the previous figure;
- Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view of a hydraulic thruster according to Figures 10 and 11 and an electromagnetic machine according to a fifth embodiment, the machine comprising four pairs of stator elements and four pairs of rods;
- Figure 13 is a side view of an electromagnetic machine according to a sixth embodiment comprising upstream rods and downstream rods;
- Figure 14 is a side view of an electromagnetic machine according to a seventh embodiment comprising rods both upstream and downstream;
- Figure 15 is a side view of a nautical propulsion assembly comprising a hydraulic thruster according to Figure 9;
- Figure 16 is a side view of a hydraulic thruster according to a fourth embodiment, the thruster comprising an upstream cover and a downstream cover;
- Figure 17 is a longitudinal sectional view of a hydraulic thruster according to the previous figure.
- Figure 18 is a zoom of the previous figure, the upstream cover and the upstream membrane being seen enlarged;
- Figure 19 is a longitudinal sectional view of a hydraulic thruster according to a fifth embodiment, in which the upstream cover comprises a front opening;
- Figure 20 is a longitudinal sectional view of a hydraulic thruster according to a sixth embodiment comprising upstream radial openings and downstream radial openings;
- Figure 21 is a longitudinal sectional view of a hydraulic thruster according to a seventh embodiment comprising upstream radial openings, downstream radial openings, and a central tube passing through the upstream cover.
- the machine comprises a static part 31, called a stator, arranged to create an electromagnetic field.
- the stator comprises two stator elements 31a and 31b, forming a pair of stator elements.
- Each stator element comprises a stack of sheet metal plates arranged to form an "E" shaped pattern.
- Each stator element includes three teeth and two notches.
- Each stator element 31a, 31b further comprises an electric winding 311, 312 inserted into the notches of a stack of sheet metal plates so as to form a loop.
- the stator elements 31a, 31b are arranged facing each other and spaced apart by a distance enabling at least one magnetic element of the moving part to be inserted and by an air gap distance.
- the stator elements have a general shape and a rectangular cross section and extending straight.
- the machine comprises a linearly movable part carrying out an alternating rectilinear translation movement.
- the movable part comprises two separate rods 41a, 41b movable along respective drive axes Ela, Elb, said axes extending along an axis or a longitudinal direction. They are arranged on either side of the stator 31, in particular between the two portions of windings, in the shape of a semicircle, extending outside the stacks of sheet metal plates.
- the rods 41a, 41b have a circular cross section.
- the movable part comprises two permanent magnets 61a, 61b arranged between the two rods 41a, 41b. Permanent magnets have a rectangular shape.
- the two magnets 61a, 61b are longitudinally spaced so that the two magnets can align with two consecutive teeth of a stator element.
- the mobile part further comprises coupling means 51a, 51b between permanent magnets 61a, 61b and rods 41a, 41b.
- Each coupling means 51a, 51b comprises a rod part arranged to be fixed to a rod so as to be integral in translation.
- the shank portion surrounds the outer shell of a shank.
- Each coupling means 51a, 51b comprises a magnetic element part arranged to receive and fix the two magnets and thus mechanically couple the magnets to a rod.
- the machine comprises two guide pieces 80, preferably cylindrical, serving as a translation guide for each rod.
- the two guide pieces are fixed on the longitudinal ends of the frame.
- These guide parts are advantageously made of non-magnetic materials in order to minimize magnetic field leakage.
- These two parts have the other function of connecting part to any effector or moving part that needs to be set in motion.
- FIG. 4 presents a second embodiment of an electromagnetic machine comprising two electromagnetic modules, each module conforming to the module of the first embodiment.
- the electromagnetic machine comprises two pairs of stator elements 31, 32, the pair 31 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 41a, 41b, and the pair 32 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 42a, 42b.
- the electromagnetic machine extends along a longitudinal axis L.
- the respective drive axes of the rods are parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the machine.
- the two modules are arranged symmetrically with respect to a geometric plane passing through the longitudinal axis L.
- Figure 5 shows a third embodiment of an electromagnetic machine comprising three electromagnetic modules, each module conforming to the module of the first embodiment.
- the electromagnetic machine comprises three pairs of stator elements 31, 32, 33, the pair 31 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 41a, 41b, the pair 32 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 42a , 42b, and the pair 33 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 43a, 43b.
- the electromagnetic machine extends along a longitudinal axis L.
- the respective drive axes of the rods are parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the machine.
- the three modules are arranged along a circle whose longitudinal axis L is the center.
- the three electromagnetic modules are spaced equidistantly.
- FIG. 6 presents a fourth embodiment of an electromagnetic machine comprising six electromagnetic modules, each module conforming to the module of the first embodiment. Contrary to the embodiments presented above, the frame of the electromagnetic machine 1 is represented in FIG. 6.
- the electromagnetic machine comprises six pairs of stator elements 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36, the pair 31 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 41a, 41b, the pair 32 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 42a, 42b, the pair 33 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 43a, 43b , the pair 34 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 44a, 44b, the pair 35 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 45a, 45b, the pair 36 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 46a, 46b.
- the electromagnetic machine extends along a longitudinal axis L.
- the respective drive axes of the rods are parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the machine.
- the six modules are arranged along a circle whose longitudinal axis L is the center. The three electromagnetic modules are spaced equidistantly.
- each machine has a tubular shape, the axis of which corresponds to the longitudinal axis L.
- Figure 7 shows a sectional view of an electromagnetic machine according to figure 6.
- the stator elements of the stator 34 and the stator elements of the stator 31 being seen in section.
- the associated permanent magnets 64a, 64b and 61a, 61b are seen in section.
- Figure 7 further shows two covers of the machine, one cover being disposed at each longitudinal end.
- the position of the rod is such that the permanent magnets 64a, 64b are opposite the teeth of the stator elements 34 because the magnetic fluxes induced in the air gaps are sufficient to achieve polarity.
- polarity for example a north pole, on one side and a reverse polarity, for example a south pole, on the other side.
- magnetic fluxes pass through the permanent magnets and hold them in position.
- the magnetic fluxes in the air gaps are reversed so that each pole of a permanent magnet faces an identical polarity, achieving a repulsion force and a translation magnets and therefore the rod 44b.
- the magnetic fluxes manage to cross the adjacent permanent magnets, of opposite polarity, so that an attractive force carries out the translation of the rod 44b.
- the new position (not shown) of the permanent magnets results in a new position (not shown) of the rod 44b.
- Figure 8 is a sectional view of a hydraulic thruster comprising an electromagnetic machine according to Figure 6, a flange El and a membrane Ml, said flange and said membrane being arranged on the same end, called downstream end, of the machine coaxially with respect to the longitudinal axis L.
- the opposite end, called the upstream end, has no wall preventing the circulation of a flux in the central zone 10 of the electromagnetic machine.
- the thruster has the general shape of a tube.
- the Fl flange has a central opening so that a flow can pass through it.
- the flange Fl has a first face, called the connection face, arranged to be connected to one end of an electromagnetic machine, and a second face, called the outer face, opposite the connection face.
- Fl flange has an internal surface in the form of a cone or nozzle, the largest diameter of the internal surface corresponding to the internal diameter of the electromagnetic machine.
- the flange further comprises a tubular portion Fil projecting from the outer face.
- the Ml membrane has the shape of a ring and comprises an armature MAI connected to all the distal ends of the rods of the electromagnetic machine, see Figure 9.
- the Ml membrane has a central opening through which the tubular portion Fil of the flange Fl s extends.
- FIG. 10 there is shown a second embodiment of a hydraulic thruster.
- the present thruster is closed at each end. At least one wall closes off the central zone of the electromagnetic machine, so that the thruster has a generally oblong and/or ovoid shape.
- the flange Fl does not have a central opening.
- the flange Fl has a first face, called the connection face, arranged to be connected to one end of an electromagnetic machine, and a second face, called the outer face, opposite the connection face.
- the flange further comprises a conical portion F12 projecting from the external face, the diameter of the cone being reduced from the external face to the tip of the conical portion.
- the conical portion crosses the central opening of the membrane Ml, see figures 10 and 11.
- Figures 11 and 12 show a fifth embodiment of the electromagnetic machine.
- the electromagnetic machine comprises four pairs of stator elements 31, 32, 33 and 34, the pair 31 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 41a, 41b, the pair 32 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 42a, 42b, the pair 33 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 43a, 43b, the pair 34 of stator elements being associated with the pairs of rods 44a, 44b.
- the electromagnetic machine extends along a longitudinal axis L.
- the respective drive axes of the rods are parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the machine.
- the four modules are arranged along a circle whose longitudinal axis L is the center.
- the four electromagnetic modules are spaced equidistantly.
- Figure 13 presents a sixth embodiment of an electromagnetic machine, in particular combinable with one of the previous embodiments because each electromagnetic module can be controlled independently of the others.
- the electromagnetic machine includes pairs of upstream rods extending from a first end of the machine.
- the machine further comprises pairs of downstream rods extending from a second end, opposite the first end, of the electromagnetic machine.
- upstream rods extending along the axes E3a, E3b, E5a, E5b, E2a, E2b, E6a, E6b.
- upstream rods extending along the axes Ela, Elb, E4a, E4b.
- FIG. 14 shows a seventh embodiment of an electromagnetic machine, in which each pair of rods passes through the frame of the machine in the same way as an upstream pair of rods and a downstream pair of rods.
- This embodiment is particularly suitable for mechanical assemblies comprising an effector, for example a membrane, at each end of the electromagnetic machine.
- Figure 15 shows an application in which the hydraulic thruster according to figure 9 is connected to a steering and control device of a boat.
- the thruster includes control means and/or power electronics so that the motor is capable of being used in a wide range of use cases.
- the motor can be powered via the mains, a solar panel network or any other alternative energy installation or in an energy storage system by connecting it through power electronics making it possible to regulate and enslave the Electric power.
- the motor can fulfill different use cases: in a case of power supply by a direct voltage, the motor is servo-controlled in position. It will therefore keep a precise and repeatable position according to the electrical voltage value supplied. If an alternating voltage is supplied, the motor will be speed-controlled. The value of the electrical voltage makes it possible to adjust the amplitude of the travel of the mobile bars.
- the frequency of the electrical signal makes it possible to adjust the operating frequency of the motor.
- the motor makes it possible to provide high frequency linear motion, in particular up to 500 cycles per second, i.e. operation at 500 Hz.
- Figures 16 to 21 show several embodiments of hydraulic thruster arranged to be submerged.
- the thruster comprises an upstream cowl C1, arranged upstream of a first flange F1, and a downstream cowl C2, arranged downstream of a second flange F2, the membranes not being shown.
- Each cover is fixed to the frame of the electromagnetic machine coaxially with the longitudinal axis of said machine, for example via longitudinal arms connecting each cover to the frame of the machine.
- the volume delimited longitudinally between a cover and a flange defines a compression chamber.
- An upstream compression chamber 111 is defined between the cover C1 and the electromagnetic machine 1.
- a downstream compression chamber 112 is defined between the cover C2 and the electromagnetic machine 1.
- the thruster comprises upstream radial openings 121.
- the thruster comprises downstream radial openings 122.
- the radial openings are circumferentially delimited by the longitudinal arms connecting the covers to the frame of the machine. The radial openings allow the liquid to enter radially into each compression chamber. The volume propelled by the upstream membrane is expelled into the free central zone 10 of the machine. The volume of liquid propelled by the upstream membrane is expelled into the downstream compression chamber.
- the downstream cowl C2 comprises an axial opening 132.
- each compression chamber has its own inlet flow, each flow entering the compression chamber via an opening or a radial zone.
- the downstream cowl further comprises an opening whose cross section is at least equal to the cross section of the free central zone.
- FIG. 19 there is a so-called series configuration in which the inlet flow from the downstream compression chamber is connected to the outlet flow from the upstream compression chamber via the free central zone of the machine.
- the propellant comprises a single inlet opening 131 to supply the upstream compression chamber with liquid.
- the upstream cowl Cl comprises an opening 131 extending through a central tube which opens into the central zone 10 so as to produce a Venturi effect.
- the tube can open out into the upstream compression chamber.
- the thruster further comprises upstream radial openings 121 and downstream radial openings 122.
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