Commutation-caused eddy-current losses in permanent-magnet brushless DC motors

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5 PART 3, 1997, Pages 4310-4318

  Deng, Fang ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical approach; Commutation loss; Eddy currents; Permanent magnet brushless dc motors

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DC MOTORS; ELECTRIC COMMUTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH;

EDDY CURRENTS;

EID: 0031220822     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.620440     Document Type: Article

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