Electrical fiber brushes - Theory and observations

IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part A

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 360-375

  Kuhlmann Wilsdorf, Doris ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical brushes; Electrical transportation; Homopolar motor; Metal fiber brushes

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; FIBERS; METALS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ELECTRIC FIBER BRUSHES; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORTATION; HOMOPOLAR MOTOR; INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES;

BRUSH CONDUCTORS;

EID: 0030244352     PISSN: 10709886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/95.536838     Document Type: Article

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