Development and analysis of a high thrust force direct-drive linear actuator

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1383-1392

  Fujimoto, Yasutaka ^a   Kominami, T ^a,b   Hamada, H ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axial flux machines; Electrical machines; Finite element analysis (FEA); Finite element method (FEM); Force; Helical motion motors; Induction motors; Linear actuators; Magnetic flux; Permanent magnet motors; Permanent magnets; Permanent magnet (PM) machines; Spiral motors; Stators; Synchronous motors; Thrust force

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLUX MACHINES; ELECTRICAL MACHINES; FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); FINITE-ELEMENT METHOD (FEM); FORCE; HELICAL-MOTION MOTORS; LINEAR ACTUATORS; PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS; PERMANENT-MAGNET (PM) MACHINES; SPIRAL MOTORS; THRUST FORCE;

AC MOTORS; ACTUATORS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LINEAR MOTORS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE; MOTORS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; STATORS; SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS;

INDUCTION MOTORS;

EID: 66149118239     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2012419     Document Type: Article

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