Unbalanced magnetic pull in train-lighting brushless alternators with static eccentricity

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-126

  Pillai, K P P ^a   Nair, Achuthsankar S ^b   Bindu, G R ^a  

^a College of Engineering ^*  (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic analysis; Finite element methods (FEMs); Harmonic distortion; Inductor alternators

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROTORS; TRAIN FERRIES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

AIR-GAP VARIATIONS; ROTOR ECCENTRICITY; TRAIN-LIGHTING BRUSHLESS ALTERNATORS; UNBALANCED MAGNETIC PULL (UMP); VOLTAGE HARMONIC PATTERN;

RAILROAD PLANT AND STRUCTURES;

EID: 39549095659     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2007.901966     Document Type: Article

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