Fundamentals of electromagnetic levitation : engineering sustainability through efficiency

"This book aims to make aspiring and existing electrical engineers aware of the efficiency implications of frictionless machines and how important this may be in a post fossil-fuel world in which the energy available from renewable sources is strictly limited."--EBL.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Sangster, Alan J.
Corporate Author Institution of Engineering and Technology
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2012.
SeriesIET circuits, devices and systems series ; 24.
Subjects
Magnetic suspension.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849196642
1849196648
9781621985631
1621985636
184919663X
9781849196635
Physical Description1 online resource (223 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction : the thirst for energy
  • 2. Electronmagnetic fundamentals
  • 3. Invisible forces of suspension
  • 4. Magnetic levitation and suspension
  • 5. Electrostatic suspension
  • 6. Electrical engineering perspective on superconductors
  • 7. Diamagnetic and eddy current levitation
  • 8. High-frequency electric suspension
  • 9. High-frequency magnetic levitation
  • 10. Sustainability through engineering efficiency
  • Appendix I. Lumped electrical circuit elements
  • Appendix II. Electrostatic force calculations.

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