Suppression of Harmonic Current in Magnetic Bearing–Rotor System with Redundant Structure

The magnetic bearing–rotor system has the advantages of no mechanical friction and active vibration control. A magnetic bearing with redundant structures provides an effective method to apply fault-tolerant control to the magnetic bearing–rotor system. In this paper, in order to improve the robustness of a rotor suspended by a magnetic bearing with redundant structures, the harmonic current suppression approach is proposed. Firstly, the generation mechanism of harmonic current in the magnetic bearing–rotor system is analyzed. Secondly, on the basis of the current distribution theory of magnetic bearing with redundant structures, the linearization model of electromagnetic force is established. Then, the eight-pole symmetrical radial magnetic bearing is taken as the research object, and the control system model with a multi-excitation disturbance source is established under the condition of no coil failure. Lastly, considering the periodicity of disturbance signals, a repetitive controller that is suitable for magnetic bearing with redundant structures is proposed in this paper, Moreover, in order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy, we inserted the repetitive controller into the original controller applied to the magnetically levitated rotor with redundant structures, and the corresponding simulation was carried out. The results demonstrate that the repetitive control method proposed in this paper can effectively suppress the harmonic current and improve the suspension accuracy of the rotor supported by the magnetic bearing with redundant structures.