Analytical solution for rotor eddy-current losses in a slotless permanent-magnet motor: The case of current sheet excitation

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 386-393

  Markovic, Miroslav ^a   Perriard, Yves ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Modulation; Permanent magnet

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER SERIES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; STATORS;

CURRENT SHEET EXCITATION; DIFFUSION EQUATION; FIELD EXCITATION; SPACE HARMONICS;

ELECTRIC LOSSES;

EID: 39749093716     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2007.914620     Document Type: Article

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