Reducing power loss in magnetic bearings by optimizing current allocation

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1625-1635

  Hu, Tingshu ^a   Lin, Zongli ^a   Allaire, Paul E ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback control; Magnetic bearings; Optimal current allocation; Power loss

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; ELECTRIC LOSSES; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MAGNETIC FLUX; PROBLEM SOLVING;

OPTIMAL CURRENT ALLOCATION; STATIC ALLOCATION;

MAGNETIC BEARINGS;

EID: 2642565395     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.826613     Document Type: Article

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