Investigation of leakage flux in a capacitive angular displacement sensor used in torque motors by 3D finite element field modelling

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 253-259

  Khan, S H ^a   Grattan, K T V ^a   Finkelstein, L ^a  

^a Dept Elec Electron Info E   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC LEAKAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

AXIAL LEAKAGE FLUX; CAPACITIVE SENSORS; COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; TORQUE MOTORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0343932617     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(99)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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