A flywheel (6) is provided that comprises a rotatable shaft (7). At least one end of the rotatable shaft (7) is provided with a recess (51) and two magnets (15, 20, 31, 36). The flywheel (6) is provided with support means (18, 23, 34, 39) with the support means comprising: a first arrangement (18, 34) of magnets (17, 33) for vertical stabilization of the shaft (7); and a second arrangement (23, 39) of magnets (22, 38) for horizontal stabilization of the shaft (7). The first of the two magnets (15, 31) of the shaft (7) interacts with the first arrangement (18, 34) and the second of the two magnets (20, 36) interacts with the second arrangement (23, 39).

A marine turbine comprising a stator, a rotor, the rotor being able to be driven in rotation around an axis or rotation by a stream of a liquid, and at least one first bearing for supporting the rotor, the or each first bearing, comprising a magnetic stator element secured to the stator and magnetic rotor element secured to the rotor. The marine turbine further comprises at least one second bearing for supporting the rotor, the or each second bearing comprising at least one rolling element.

The present invention relates to a rim driven propeller unit for a vessel, where a number of permanent magnets (4) are arranged round the propeller unit's rotatable rotor housing (1), comprising a number of propeller blades (3), and a number of permanent magnets round the propeller unit's external, stationary casing (2) housing the rotatable rotor housing, where the permanent magnets round parts of the rotatable rotor housing and the external, stationary casing's circumference are provided located above one another with like polarity, while other parts of the rotatable rotor housing and the external, stationary casing are provided located facing one another with opposite polarity, whereby the rotor housing and the stationary casing are repelled by and attracted to one another respectively, thereby being prevented from coming into contact with one another.

A passive magnetic bearing using diamagnetic levitation including a first dipole magnet and a second dipole magnet disposed substantially in parallel. A levitating diamagnet is at least partially disposed in between the first dipole magnet and the second dipole magnet. A load is at least partially disposed on the levitating diamagnet.

A radial permanent magnetic suspension bearing, comprising: a horizontal shaft (2), a support bearing (4), and a radial permanent magnet suspension bearing (3); the permanent magnetic suspension bearing (3) comprises a stator pull-push magnet (31) disposed on a stator casing (1) via a permeability magnetic substrate (322), and a rotor pull-push magnet (32) disposed on the horizontal shaft (2) correspondingly via an annular permeability magnetic substrate (322), having a radial gap and forming an axial pull-push magnetic circuit with the stator pull-push magnet (31); wherein the rotor pull-push magnet (32) consists of two or more annual permanent magnets axially and closely fitting, with magnetic poles alternately arranged in the axial direction; the stator pull-push magnet (31) consists of two or more annular permanent magnets axially and closely fitting, with magnetic poles alternately arranged in the axial direction, disposed over the horizontal panel where the axle center of the horizontal shaft (2) is located, and being symmetrical about the perpendicular bisection plane of the horizontal shaft. The bearing has a simple structure and greatly reduces energy consumption, without wear or bearing maintenance.

An energy conversion system includes a stationary structure and a rotatable structure configured to rotate relative to the stationary structure. The system includes at least one blade member mounted to and extending radially outward from the rotatable structure. The blade member is configured to interact with fluid currents to cause the rotatable structure to rotate about an axis of rotation. The system includes a first magnetic bearing component disposed on the rotatable structure and a second magnetic bearing component disposed on the stationary structure. The magnetic bearing components have an aligned position in which the components are axially aligned along the axis of rotation with respect to each other. Axial displacement of the magnetic bearing components from the aligned position generates a magnetic field between the components that provides an axially-directed restoring force between the rotatable structure and the stationary structure to reposition the components to the aligned position.

A hybrid airfoil bearing for a shaft is provided and includes airfoil bearing components and passive magnetic bearing components. The airfoil bearing components include a top foil immediately surrounding the shaft and additional components. The passive magnetic bearing components are integrated into the shaft and the additional components of the airfoil bearing components to remove a static load of the shaft on the top foil.