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Basic study to develop an electromagnetic drive method for the rotary undulation pump.

Yusuke Abe·Tsuneo Chinzei·Takashi Isoyama·Itsuro Saito·Toshiya Ono·Shuichi Mochizuki·Akimasa Kouno·Kou Imachi
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The rotary undulation pump, which is composed of a disk with a convex shape on both sides and a pump housing with one narrow side and one wide side, is a unique continuous flow pump with a new principle. The concept of the levitation drive method for this pump was proposed. The electromagnetic driver model and drive circuit were developed to examine the possibility and the difference among the delta wired, Y wired, and repulsion methods. In the repulsion method, the disk was driven by magnetic repulsion. The model could be driven with either method, and the repulsion method was demonstrated to also be possible. With either method, owing to the wide gap between the permanent magnets and coils, the output was not enough when the load was high. The efficiency was almost the same in the delta wired and Y wired methods. In the repulsion method, however, it was less than 50% of that in the other two methods. From the results, the delta wired and Y wired methods with an active control of the gap distance were considered to be better than the repulsion method, which required no active gap control.

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Yusuke Abe, Tsuneo Chinzei, Takashi Isoyama, Itsuro Saito, Toshiya Ono, Shuichi Mochizuki, Akimasa Kouno, Kou Imachi. 2003. Basic study to develop an electromagnetic drive method for the rotary undulation pump.. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1594.2003.00029.x

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