Title :
The Performance of a Transverse Flux Magnetic Gear
Author :
Bomela, Walter ; Bird, Jonathan Z. ; Acharya, Vedanadam M.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Electromech. Energy Conversion & Control, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigates a novel transverse flux magnetic gear using ferrite and NdFeB magnets. The transverse flux magnetic gear topology offers the advantage of a simpler mechanical construction. In order to increase the air-gap flux density the magnets are arranged in flux focusing configuration. The performance when using soft magnetic composite material is also compared.
Keywords :
air gaps; composite materials; gears; iron compounds; neodymium compounds; soft magnetic materials; NdFeB; air-gap flux density; ferrite magnets; flux focusing configuration; mechanical construction; soft magnetic composite material; transverse flux magnetic gear; Focusing; Gears; Magnetic flux; Rotors; Soft magnetic materials; Steel; Torque; Axial flux; finite element analysis (FEA); magnetic gear (MG); permanent magnet (PM);
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2013.2277431
