• DocumentCode
    2041537
  • Title

    Charge generation and bleed-off in spindle motors with ceramic ball bearings

  • Author

    Klaassen, K.B. ; van Peppen, J.C.L.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Almaden Res. Center, San Jose, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    March 30 2003-April 3 2003
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the negative voltage between the rotor and stator of the spindle motor is determined by the equilibrium between the charge generation in the bearings and the charge bleed-off in the ferro-fluid seal of the motor.
  • Keywords
    ball bearings; capacitance; ceramics; electric charge; machine tool spindles; magnetic fluids; sealing materials; ceramic ball bearings; charge bleed off; charge generation; ferro-fluid seal; negative voltage; rotor; spindle motors; stator; Ball bearings; Ceramics; Charge transfer; Circuits; Current measurement; Seals; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Magnetics Conference, 2003. INTERMAG 2003. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7647-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INTMAG.2003.1230271
  • Filename
    1230271