Title :
A self-bearing centrifugal blood pump based on induction motor with active and passive magnetic bearings
Author :
Wu, Peng ; Tseng, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
This paper describes a self-bearing centrifugal blood pump, which can be used as an artificial heart. A flat miniature squirrel-cage induction motor forms the core of the pump. Both the rotor of the induction motor and the impeller of the pump are levitated by passive and active magnetic bearings. The pump structures, design considerations, analysis of the design and time-stepping finite element simulation results of drive system and magnetic bearings, are presented in this paper.
Keywords :
artificial organs; cardiology; finite element analysis; magnetic bearings; magnetic levitation; pumps; rotors; squirrel cage motors; artificial heart; left ventricular assistant device; magnetic bearings; pump impeller; pump structures; rotor; self-bearing centrifugal blood pump; squirrel-cage induction motor; time-stepping finite element simulation; Analytical models; Artificial heart; Blood; Finite element methods; Impellers; Induction motors; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic cores; Magnetic levitation; Rotors;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 2003. PEDS 2003. The Fifth International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7885-7
DOI :
10.1109/PEDS.2003.1283237