Analytical and numerical computation of air-gap magnetic fields in brushless motors with surface permanent magnets

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1547-1554

  Rasmussen, Keld Folsach ^a   Davies, John H ^a   Miller, T J E ^a   McGilp, Malcolm Lain ^a   Olaru, Mircea ^a  

^a Grundfos DK AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIZATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

AIR-GAP MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERMANENT-MAGNET BRUSHLESS MOTORS;

ELECTRIC MOTORS;

EID: 0034315147     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.887205     Document Type: Article

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