Analytical prediction of eddy-current loss in modular tubular permanent-magnet machines

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 761-770

  Amara, Yacine ^a   Wang, Jiabin ^a   Howe, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Linear motors; Losses; Permanent magnet machines

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LINEAR MOTORS; MACHINE WINDINGS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATORS;

MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE (MMF); MOVING-MAGNET ARMATURE; PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINES; STATOR CURRENT WAVEFORM;

ELECTRIC MACHINERY;

EID: 29244470522     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2005.853732     Document Type: Article

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