Analytical modeling of rotating eddy-current couplers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 24-35

  Canova, Aldo ^a   Vusini, Bruno ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical modeling; Eddy current coupler; Finite element (FE); Variable separation method

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EDDY CURRENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROTORS;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; EDDY-CURRENT COUPLERS; FINITE ELEMENT (FE); VARIABLE SEPARATION METHODS;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 12344307602     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.839730     Document Type: Article

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