High temperature operation of multi-watt, axial-flux, permanent-magnet microgenerators

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Herrault, Florian ^a   Arnold, David P ^a,b   Zana, Iulica ^a,c   Galle, Preston ^a   Allen, Mark G ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric machines; Magnetic losses; MEMS; Permanent magnet generators; Thermal factors

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC MACHINERY; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MAGNETIC LEAKAGE; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETS; MEMS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS;

ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR; PERMANENT MAGNETS (PM); THERMAL DEPENDENCES; THERMAL FACTORS;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

EID: 55349111445     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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