Minimizing the torque ripple of variable capacitance electrostatic micromotors

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 361-367

  Behjat, V ^a   Vahedi, A ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electrostatic micromotor; Field analysis; Finite element method; Geometric parameter; Torque ripple

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; STATORS;

CAPACITANCE ELECTROSTATIC MICROMOTORS; FIELD ANALYSIS; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; TORQUE RIPPLE;

ELECTROSTATICS;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; ELECTROSTATICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; STATORS;

EID: 33645996677     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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