Linear induction motors with modular winding primaries and wound rotor secondaries

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 44, Issue 11 PART 2, 2008, Pages 4033-4036

  Eastham, Fred ^a   Cox, Tom ^b   Leonard, Paul ^a   Proverbs, Jeff ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b FORCE ENGINEERING LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Linear induction motors; Wound rotors

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; INDUCTION MOTORS; LINEAR MOTORS; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; STATORS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION; WINDING;

COST EFFECTIVE; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH; LINEAR INDUCTION MOTORS; MODULAR WINDINGS; PRACTICAL TESTS; SPACE HARMONICS; URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; WOUND ROTORS;

ROTORS (WINDINGS);

EID: 77953331314     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2008.2001629     Document Type: Article

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