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Analysis And Testing Of A Coaxial Magnetic Gearbox With Flux Concentration Halbach Rotors, Debarupa Som, Kang Li, Joshua Kadel, Jason Wright, Sina Modaresahmadi, Jonathan Bird, W. William
Analysis And Testing Of A Coaxial Magnetic Gearbox With Flux Concentration Halbach Rotors, Debarupa Som, Kang Li, Joshua Kadel, Jason Wright, Sina Modaresahmadi, Jonathan Bird, W. William
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Halbach array magnetic gearboxes have been discussed as being able to create high torque density. However, Halbach arrays are difficult to mechanically assembly and often the effective air-gap must be made larger in order to provide space for a retaining sleeve. This paper investigates the benefits of using an additional ferromagnetic retaining pole within the Halbach array structure. It is shown that utilizing this flux concentration ferromagnetic pole improves the torque density and can also help retain the magnets in place.
Electrodynamic Wheel Magnetic Rolling Resistance, Wei Qin, Jonathan Z. Bird
Electrodynamic Wheel Magnetic Rolling Resistance, Wei Qin, Jonathan Z. Bird
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this paper the concept of magnetic rolling resistance (MRR) is introduced. The MRR is particularly useful when trying to characterize maglev devices that operate with a slip. Approaches to minimize the MRR for an electrodynamic wheel magnetic suspension device are discussed. MRR is calculated from the power losses and it is shown that by using MRR a direct performance comparison with existing modes of transportation can be made. The MRR for a number of different maglev designs is calculated.
Ideal Radial Permanent Magnet Coupling Torque Density Analysis, Kang Li, Jonathan Bird, Vedanadam M. Acharya
Ideal Radial Permanent Magnet Coupling Torque Density Analysis, Kang Li, Jonathan Bird, Vedanadam M. Acharya
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
This paper derives the closed form 3-D analytical torque equations for an ideal radial Halbach rotor magnetic coupling. The performance of the radial Halbach coupling is then compared with an ideal axial Halbach rotor coupling. The closed form equations and comparison gives insight into the upper torque density limits of Nd-Fe-B based magnetic devices.