A new electromagnetic valve actuator

IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics in Transportation

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 109-118

  Chang, W S ^a   Parlikar, T A ^a   Seeman, M D ^a   Perreault, D J ^a   Kassakian, J G ^a   Keimt, T A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Electromagnetic; Engine; Mechanical; Nonlinear; Spring; Transformer; Valve

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CRANKSHAFTS; ELECTRIC ACTUATORS; ELECTROMAGNETS; ENGINES; FUEL ECONOMY; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); TRANSPORTATION;

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE ACTUATORS; MECHANICAL; NONLINEAR; NONLINEAR MECHANICAL TRANSFORMER; TRANSFORMER;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EID: 8744302538     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PET.2002.1185558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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