TY - JOUR
T1 - A comprehensive approach to determining the speed/torque relationships of eddy current brakes
AU - Gulbahce, Mehmet Onur
AU - Kocabas, Derya Ahmet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - Although the operating principles of eddy current brakes are well known, no generalised torque/speed equation that covers the entire speed range in terms of the various machine parameters has yet been produced. This limitation is overcome in the present paper that develops a torque/speed equation valid throughout the complete speed range. The approach is based on the development of comprehensive relationships obtained using curve fitting techniques, with the subsequent use of finite element considerations enabling the impact of the different design parameters on the characteristics of a low power, axial-flux double-sided brake to be investigated.
AB - Although the operating principles of eddy current brakes are well known, no generalised torque/speed equation that covers the entire speed range in terms of the various machine parameters has yet been produced. This limitation is overcome in the present paper that develops a torque/speed equation valid throughout the complete speed range. The approach is based on the development of comprehensive relationships obtained using curve fitting techniques, with the subsequent use of finite element considerations enabling the impact of the different design parameters on the characteristics of a low power, axial-flux double-sided brake to be investigated.
KW - Eddy current brake
KW - Eddy currents
KW - Electromagnetic brake systems
KW - Finite element method
KW - Parametrical modelling
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U2 - 10.1007/s00202-017-0636-x
DO - 10.1007/s00202-017-0636-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85027496951
SN - 0948-7921
VL - 100
SP - 1579
EP - 1587
JO - Electrical Engineering
JF - Electrical Engineering
IS - 3
ER -