BS ISO 14839-2:2004

This part of ISO 14839 sets out general guidelines for measuring and evaluating rotating machinery equipped with active magnetic bearings (AMBs) with respect to the following two indices:

• shaft vibratory displacement measured at or close to the AMBs, and

• working current and voltage measured in magnetic coils or power supply amplifiers.

Both indices are measured under nominal operating conditions in house and/or on site. These guidelines are presented in terms of both steady-state running values of these indices and any magnitude changes which may occur in these steady-state operations.

This part of ISO 14839 is applicable to industrial rotating machines generating or consuming nominal power greater than 15 kW, and is not limited by size or operational rated speed (i.e. comprising turbo-compressors, turbo-pumps, steam turbines, turbo-generators, turbo-fans, electric drives and other rotors supported by AMBs). This part of ISO 14839 establishes the vibration, current and voltage evaluation of the rotating machinery equipped with AMBs, specified by a comparatively large power capacity as described above, excluding small-scale rotors such as turbo-molecular pumps, spindles and flywheels.

This part of ISO 14839 covers both AMB-equipped rigid rotors and AMB-equipped flexible rotors.