Analytical prediction of rotor eddy current loss in brushless machines equipped with surface-mounted permanent magnets. I. Magnetostatic field model

ICEMS 2001 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 806-809

  Zhu, Z Q ^a   Ng, K ^a   Schofield, N ^a   Howe, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brushless machines; eddy current; loss; Permanent magnet

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; ELECTRIC MACHINERY; LOSSES; MAGNETOSTATICS; MAGNETS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; STATORS;

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; ARMATURE REACTION; BRUSHLESS MACHINES; BRUSHLESS MOTORS; EDDY CURRENT-LOSS; MAGNETOSTATIC FIELD; POLAR COORDINATE; SURFACE-MOUNTED PERMANENT MAGNET;

EDDY CURRENTS;

EID: 84964336995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICEMS.2001.971799     Document Type: Conference Paper

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