Multi-phase air-cored tubular permanent magnet linear generator for wave energy converters

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 171-176

  Gargov, N P ^a   Zobaa, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-CORED; COGGING FORCE; DIRECT-DRIVEN; FINITE-ELEMENT; GRID INTEGRATION; MAGNETIC ATTRACTION; NOVEL DESIGN; PERMANENT-MAGNET LINEAR GENERATORS; STATIONARY PARTS; THERMAL LOSS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LORENTZ FORCE;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

EID: 84866881302     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2011.0190     Document Type: Article

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