Title :
An eddy current braking system
Author :
Barnes, Lee ; Hardin, John ; Gross, Charles A. ; Wasson, Dewain
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
Abstract :
Details of a computer model of an eddy-current brake for application in an exercise device are described. In particular, the design of a computer analysis package (EBRAKE) which calculates disk torque as a function of disk speed, for a given system geometry and coil current is reported
Keywords :
eddy current braking; eddy currents; equivalent circuits; magnetic circuits; software packages; torque; EBRAKE; coil current; computer analysis package; disk speed; disk torque; eddy current braking system; exercise bicycle; exercise device; system geometry; Application software; Bicycles; Coils; Conducting materials; Eddy currents; Electric resistance; Magnetic cores; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1993. Proceedings SSST '93., Twenty-Fifth Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tuscaloosa, AL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3560-6
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1993.522742
