Eddy-current machines with permanent magnets and solid rotors

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1289-1294

  Lequesne, Bruno ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Couplers; Eddy currents; Electric machines; Permanent magnets; Retarders

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC BRAKES; ITERATIVE METHODS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; ROTORS;

EDDY CURRENT MACHINES;

ELECTRIC MACHINERY;

EID: 0031233832     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.633808     Document Type: Article

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