An electrodynamic wheel: An integrated propulsion and levitation machine

IEMDC 2003 - IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1410-1416

  Bird, J ^a   Lipo, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Drag; Electrodynamics; Electromagnets; Iron; Magnetic fields; Magnetic levitation; Magnets; Propulsion; Vehicles; Wheels

Indexed keywords

DRAG; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC MACHINERY; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETS; IRON; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; MAGNETISM; MAGNETS; PROPULSION; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

ELECTRODYNAMIC MAGLEV SYSTEMS; HALBACH MAGNETS; LARGE AMOUNTS; NONMAGNETICS; PROPULSION FORCE; TRAVELING TIME; WEIGHT RATIOS;

MAGNETIC LEVITATION;

EID: 4444278371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMDC.2003.1210636     Document Type: Conference Paper

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