Hybrid bearings for Electrical Machinery （混合动力电机,轴承）.pdf

Hybrid bearings for electrical machinery Electrically insulating - higher speeds - longer grease life ® SKF hybrid bearings increase service life Stray electric currents and thus longer lubricant life. Hybrid Electric arcing occurs if there is a dif- bearings are thus suitable for operating ference in potential between the shaft at high speeds. and the bearing housing. Even a differ- If the lubrication for some reason ence of a few volts in potential can pro- becomes insufficient, there is no risk of duce the effect. Not only the motor or smearing between silicon nitride and generator bearings can be affected — a steel. Also, the friction coefficient be- stray current can damage bearings in tween steel and silicon nitride is low. This the machinery directly coupled to the enables hybrid bearings to run cooler motor or generator. To prevent electric and last longer in applications where Electric current damages bearings currents from arcing through the bear- there is inadequate lubrication. Silicon When a stray current in an electrical ings, either the housing or bearings nitride has higher hardness and higher machine uses a bearing as