Nonlinear Two-Dimensional Finite Element Modeling of Permanent Magnet Eddy Current Couplings and Brakes

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 3000-3003

  Nehl, Thomas W ^a   Gangla, Vineeta ^a   Lequesne, Bruno ^a   Gutkowski, Seth A ^a   Robinson, Mark J ^a   Sebastian, Tomy ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP; NONLINEAR TWO DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; PERMANENT MAGNET EDDY CURRENT COUPLER;

BRAKES; DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TORQUE;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

EID: 0028515801     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.312568     Document Type: Article

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