Design of axial eddy-current couplers

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 725-733

  Canova, Aldo ^a   Vusini, Bruno ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical eddy current; Coupler variable separation; Finite element (FE)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; EDDY CURRENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LINEARIZATION; MAGNETIC FLUX; PERMANENT MAGNETS; ROTORS (WINDINGS); STATORS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ANALYTICAL EDDY CURRENT; AXIAL EDDY-CURRENT COUPLERS; CONDUCTIVE DISK ROTOR; VARIABLE SEPARATION METHOD;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 0037810993     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2003.811783     Document Type: Article

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