ROTATING RING APPARATUS WITH A DYNAMO-ELECTRIC DRIVEN RING SUPPORTED BY A RADIAL MAGNETIC BEARING

摘要

The present invention relates to a rotating ring apparatus comprising: -a stationary ring (1), -a rotating ring (2) for rotation around a central region (3), -a rotation unit (4, 5) for radially bearing and rotating said rotating ring (2) with respect to the stationery ring (1), said rotation unit including a stationary induction element (4) mounted on said stationery ring (1) and a rotating induction element (5) mounted on said rotating ring (2), and -a controller (8) for controlling said rotation unit (4, 5) to rotate and levitate the rotating induction element (5).