The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a shape-changeable magnetic member comprising a plurality of segments with each segment being able to be magnetized with a desired magnitude and orientation of magnetization, to a method of producing a shape changeable magnetic member composed of a plurality of segments and to a shape changeable magnetic member.

The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a shape-changeable magnetic member comprising a plurality of segments with each segment being able to be magnetized with a desired magnitude and orientation of magnetization, to a method of producing a shape changeable magnetic member composed of a plurality of segments and to a shape changeable magnetic member.

A pig is provided for passing through a pipeline having a pipeline wall. The pig comprises at least one functional unit for cleaning the pipeline and/or for receiving pipeline information. The pig also comprises at least one magnet unit which is provided for magnetizing the pipeline wall, and which has a plurality of magnets. The magnet unit has a plurality of segments each with at least one magnet. The magnetizing devices of mutually adjacent segments are angled at least by approximately 90° to one another.

A pig is provided for passing through a pipeline having a pipeline wall. The pig comprises at least one functional unit for cleaning the pipeline and/or for receiving pipeline information. The pig also comprises at least one magnet unit which is provided for magnetizing the pipeline wall, and which has a plurality of magnets. The magnet unit has a plurality of segments each with at least one magnet. The magnetizing devices of mutually adjacent segments are angled at least by approximately 90° to one another.

Disclosed herein are medical-device magnetizer systems and methods. In an example, a magnetizer system can be configured to impart one or more magnetic signatures to a medical device having ferrous elements for medical-device tracking. Such a magnetizer system can include, in some embodiments, a magnetizer. The magnetizer can have an elongate body with a single-dipole section, a multipole section, and a plurality of magnets configured to generate two or more magnetic fields. The single-dipole section can have a magnetizer body defining a cavity having a first magnetic field therein. The multipole section can have a second magnetic field therein. In another example, a method can include imparting a magnetic signature to a plurality of medical devices having ferrous elements using the magnetizer system.

A protection apparatus and a brushless motor system reduce costs of the brushless motor system and ensure normal operation of a brushless motor. The protection apparatus includes a demagnetization apparatus and a control apparatus. The demagnetization apparatus is configured to be bridged between a rectifier circuit and an excitation winding, and is configured to consume, when the brushless motor system is faulty, excess electric energy generated on the excitation winding. The control apparatus is configured to separately connect to an excitation power supply circuit and a controller; and is configured to detect electrical parameters of an input terminal and an output terminal of the excitation power supply circuit, and when determining that the electrical parameters exceed a preset threshold, generate an alarm to the controller and adjust the output electrical parameter of the excitation power supply circuit.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of magnetically controlled soft-bodied robots, and more specifically, relates to a controllable and reconfigurable magnetization system and method for a magnetic soft-bodied robot. The system comprises a pulse power supply module, magnetizing coil units axisymmetrically arranged up and down, and a magnetic soft-bodied robot placed between the upper and lower magnetizing units. By means of changing the relative current flow direction of the upper and lower magnetizing coil modules, radial and vertical magnetic fields can be generated between the magnetizing coils arranged oppositely without any mechanical movement, so that the internal magnetization direction of the magnetic soft-bodied robot can be configured simply and flexibly. The present invention realizes for the first time the particle magnetization and synchronization of bidirectional orientations, and decouples the material preparation process of the magnetic soft-bodied robot from the magnetization process, so that the entire manufacturing process is very simple. Moreover, the internal magnetization distribution is reconfigurable, which provides a completely new technical approach for realizing multifunctional magnetic soft-bodied robots.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of magnetically controlled soft-bodied robots, and more specifically, relates to a controllable and reconfigurable magnetization system and method for a magnetic soft-bodied robot. The system comprises a pulse power supply module, magnetizing coil units axisymmetrically arranged up and down, and a magnetic soft-bodied robot placed between the upper and lower magnetizing units. By means of changing the relative current flow direction of the upper and lower magnetizing coil modules, radial and vertical magnetic fields can be generated between the magnetizing coils arranged oppositely without any mechanical movement, so that the internal magnetization direction of the magnetic soft-bodied robot can be configured simply and flexibly. The present invention realizes for the first time the particle magnetization and synchronization of bidirectional orientations, and decouples the material preparation process of the magnetic soft-bodied robot from the magnetization process, so that the entire manufacturing process is very simple. Moreover, the internal magnetization distribution is reconfigurable, which provides a completely new technical approach for realizing multifunctional magnetic soft-bodied robots.

An apparatus for manufacturing a rotor includes a magnetizer. The magnetizer is configured to magnetize a permanent magnet in a rotor from outside the rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core having a magnet insertion hole. The permanent magnet is provided in an embedded state in the magnet insertion hole and has a bent-back shape protruding radially inward. The magnetizer includes a first yoke portion, a second yoke portion, and a magnetization coil. The first yoke portion has an opposing portion facing an outer peripheral surface of the rotor. The second yoke portion forms a magnetic path together with the first yoke portion. The magnetization coil is disposed on the magnetic path of the first and second yoke portions. The magnetizer magnetizes the permanent magnet by energizing the magnetization coil to apply a magnetizing magnetic flux at least through the rotor between the first yoke portion and the second yoke portion, which are located opposed to each other in a radial direction of the rotor.

A method of manufacturing a polar anisotropic magnet includes manufacturing polar anisotropic magnets 1N, 1S having four surfaces SF1, SF2, SF3. The method includes: an in-field molding step S20 for performing molding in a magnetic field while applying a magnetic field in a first direction of one effective surface VSF (SF1) among the four surfaces and applying a magnetic field in a second direction to the remaining three surfaces (SF2, SF3, SF4); and a four-way magnetization step S40 for performing magnetization by applying a magnetic field in the first direction to the effective surface VSF (SF1) and by applying a magnetic field in the second direction to the remaining three surfaces (SF2, SF3, SF4). The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a polar anisotropic magnet and a method of manufacturing a magnet assembly that have a higher degree of freedom in designing and are more economical than other approaches.