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29 May 2023

The magnetic flux leakage (MFL) detection technique is applied to the detection of weld defects, such as cracks and pores. As the weld has a distinct structure, there are differences in the magnetization path and leakage field intensity under differe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Magnetic and Dielectric Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,646 Views
18 Pages

10 August 2024

For the sake of realizing the safety detection of natural gas and petroleum pipeline welds, this paper designs a ferromagnetic pipeline weld magnetic flux leakage detector based on the calculation of the magnetic circuit of the detection probe, with...

(This article belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
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  • Open Access
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23 Pages

Permanent magnet thrust bearings offer advantages such as non-contact operation, high-speed capability, and low noise, but their load-carrying performance is highly sensitive to magnet arrangement and geometric configuration. This study proposes a no...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Service Behaviour and Applied Mechanics of Mechanical Equipment Surfaces and Interfaces)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,108 Views
16 Pages

Directional Migration and Distribution of Magnetic Microparticles in Polypropylene-Matrix Magnetic Composites Molded by an Injection Molding Assisted by External Magnetic Field

  • Hang Gu,
  • Guofeng Qin,
  • Anfu Chen,
  • Mingke Li and ,
  • Dejie Huang,
  • Zhangyuan Peng,
  • Jingjing Zhang and
  • Caihong Lei
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

1 July 2022

Surface-functionalized polymer composites with spherical particles as fillers offer great qualities and have been widely employed in applications of sensors, pharmaceutical industries, anti-icing, and flexible electromagnetic interference shielding....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Surface Modification and Characterization)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,949 Views
12 Pages

Tuning Easy Magnetization Direction and Magnetostatic Interactions in High Aspect Ratio Nanowires

  • Hafsa Khurshid,
  • Rahana Yoosuf,
  • Bashar Afif Issa,
  • Atta G. Attaelmanan and
  • George Hadjipanayis

12 November 2021

Cobalt nanowires have been synthesized by electrochemical deposition using track-etched anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) templates. Nanowires with varying spacing-to-diameter ratios were prepared, and their magnetic properties were investigated. It is f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis, Development and Characterization of Magnetic Nanomaterials)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,461 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Slot Opening Width on the Air-Gap Magnetic Field of a Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Motor

  • Yaofei Han,
  • Shaofeng Chen,
  • Caixia Gao,
  • Mengzhen Gao and ,
  • Jikai Si and
  • Yihua Hu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 November 2019

The direct drive permanent magnet motor (DDPMM) is a promising candidate for applications because of its high efficiency, high power density, and low maintenance costs. This study focused on the effect of slot opening width on the air-gap magnetic fi...

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  • Open Access
562 Views
25 Pages

Optimal Design of Electromagnetic Absorber Based on Magnetic Field Directional Consistency

  • Juan Wang,
  • Jingjun Lou,
  • Qingchao Yang,
  • Ronghua Li and ,
  • Maoting Tan,
  • Ming Yang and
  • Xu Bao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 January 2026

This study proposes a permanent magnet edge topology optimization method to address the low force output efficiency in Electromagnetic Vibration Absorbers caused by magnetic field distortion at the geometric discontinuity between the permanent magnet...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)
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  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,359 Views
15 Pages

Impact of Magnetic Field Direction on Performance and Structure of Ni-Co-SiC Coatings Fabricated via Magnetic-Field-Induced Electrodeposition

  • Chunyang Ma,
  • Hongxin He,
  • Hongbin Zhang,
  • Zhiping Li and ,
  • Lixin Wei and
  • Fafeng Xia
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

This study reports the synthesis of Ni-Co-SiC coatings onto Q235A steel substrates through magnetic-field-induced electrodeposition to improve the surface performances of the machine parts. The microstructure, topology, roughness, corrosion, and wear...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,960 Views
22 Pages

30 December 2022

In this study, theoretical models were proposed to explain the changes in self-magnetic flux density (SMFD) due to fatigue cracks in the presence and absence of external magnetic fields. Three theoretical models were proposed: rotation domain model (...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation)
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  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,279 Views
18 Pages

Distributed Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive Belt Conveyor System and Its Control Strategy

  • Qixun Zhou,
  • Hao Gong,
  • Guanghui Du,
  • Yingxing Zhang and
  • Hucheng He

19 November 2022

The long-distance traditional belt conveyor driven by a single high-power motor has the problems of excessive tension increments and sharp fluctuations in speed and tension. This paper designs a distributed permanent magnet direct drive belt conveyor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multi-Factor Coupling Analysis and Optimization Method for High-Quality Electrical Machine Systems)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,693 Views
13 Pages

27 February 2023

Spreading magnetic anomalies recorded the paleo-geomagnetic field variation that has great significance in the investigation of the extension process of ocean basins. Interpreting spreading magnetic anomalies under complex geological environments is...

(This article belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,691 Views
17 Pages

3 October 2023

Direct-torque-control-driven permanent magnet synchronous machines eliminate the need for a position sensor while providing improved torque dynamics. However, the structure, regulation principle and nature of compensation of hysteresis-based controll...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Condition Monitoring and Failure Prevention of Electric Machines)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,485 Views
21 Pages

13 March 2024

The mass of a direct-drive generator is often defined by the requirements for structural stiffness to meet the magnetic stiffness between the rotor and stator surfaces. This paper analyses this magnetic stiffness and estimates the structural stiffnes...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,651 Views
19 Pages

25 March 2021

In this study, magnetic force is introduced to the design of a bi-directional U-shaped piezoelectric energy harvester for vortex-induced vibrations. The theoretical model of the beam structure is derived based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory. The...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Harvesting Sensors)
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  • Article
  • Open Access
2,905 Views
15 Pages

2 June 2023

This paper studies a method for high-precision acquisition of position signals for permanent magnet direct drive servo motors at low speed. First of all, the problem of poor position feedback accuracy and sensor feedback delay in the low-speed operat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Regulations and Advances in High Performance Electric Motor and Drive)
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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,556 Views
19 Pages

21 September 2022

Electromagnetic bi-directional micropumps (EMBM) are indispensable for the development of portable devices which enable fluid transportation in forward and reverse directions. However, the high disposal cost of rare-earth magnets attached to the flui...

(This article belongs to the Section B4: Point-of-Care Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,063 Views
15 Pages

31 January 2019

A novel Vernier type magnetically geared direct-drive generator for large wind turbines is introduced in this paper. Conventional Vernier-type machines and most of the direct-drive wind turbine generators use excessive amount of permanent magnet, whi...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,833 Views
13 Pages

Contactless Fault Detection of a DC Motor Direction of Rotation Using Its Stray Magnetic Field

  • Michal Matějásko,
  • Martin Brablc,
  • Martin Appel and
  • Robert Grepl

10 November 2021

In large-scale manufacturing and assembly applications, especially when trying to automate most steps, implementing quality control as early in the process as possible is the key to prevent expenses later. We deal mainly with the production of DC mot...

(This article belongs to the Section Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,029 Views
9 Pages

Single-Step Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Fe-Ni/Fe-Co-Ni Magnetic Alloy Coating via Directional Plasma Spray

  • Bo Shi,
  • Chen Li,
  • Ruoyu Han,
  • Qifan Li and ,
  • Pengfei Li and
  • Xi Chen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 March 2023

Fe-Ni-based nanocrystalline coatings with unique magnetic properties are widely used as soft magnetic materials and usually act as the core component in electronic devices. Nanocrystallized particles and thin films have become a popular contemporary...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,237 Views
11 Pages

22 October 2020

In this study, the characteristics of the double quench and instantaneous power of a superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) using two magnetically coupled windings were analyzed. In the proposed model of SFCL, two magnetically coupled windings...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
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  • Open Access
381 Views
22 Pages

Microstructure Evolution of Cu-Ag Alloy During Directional Solidification Under a Transverse Magnetic Field

  • Quan Xiao,
  • Haoran Zhang,
  • Xianglei Dong,
  • Hui Xing and ,
  • Shuya Zhang,
  • Yuheng Fan,
  • Junhua Hu and
  • Hongliang Zhao
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

3 September 2026

Magnetic field-assisted casting technologies have received extensive research attention. Applying a transverse magnetic field during directional solidification offers an effective, non-contact approach to control the microstructure of Cu-Ag alloys by...

(This article belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)
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  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,543 Views
14 Pages

2 December 2021

This paper deals with the possibility to replace rare-earth permanent magnet (PM) motors in direct drive applications. According to previous researches, there are alternatives such as surface-mounted PM motors and spoke-type motors adopting Ferrite P...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue High Performance Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives)
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  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,178 Views
18 Pages

Modification of Mechanical Properties in Directed Energy Deposition by a Static Magnetic Field: Experimental and Theoretical Analysis

  • Aleksandr M. Filimonov,
  • Oleg A. Rogozin,
  • Oleg N. Dubinin,
  • Yulia O. Kuzminova and ,
  • Anastasia A. Shibalova,
  • Ilya V. Okulov,
  • Iskander S. Akhatov and
  • Stanislav A. Evlashin
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

9 September 2021

The superimposed magnetic field affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of additively manufactured metal parts. In this work, the samples were fabricated from Inconel 718 superalloy by directed energy deposition under a 0.2 T static fiel...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Structure, Properties and Application of Metal and Composite Materials in Various Industries)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,609 Views
15 Pages

24 September 2019

Due to the increasing need for direct-drive wind turbines, a large number of papers are dedicated to the optimization of low-speed wind generators. A permanent-magnet flux-switching machine can be a valuable option to use in such applications. This p...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,255 Views
23 Pages

Development of Chitosan Polysaccharide-Based Magnetic Gel for Direct Red 83:1 Removal from Water

  • Ainoa Murcia-Salvador,
  • María Isabel Rodríguez-López,
  • José Antonio Pellicer,
  • Teresa Gómez-Morte and ,
  • David Auñón-Calles,
  • María Josefa Yáñez-Gascón,
  • José Pedro Cerón-Carrasco,
  • Ángel Gil-Izquierdo,
  • Estrella Núñez-Delicado and
  • José Antonio Gabaldón
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

26 July 2024

Water pollution caused by dyes is a significant environmental issue, necessitating the development of effective, cost-efficient decolorization methods suitable for industrial use. In this study, a Chitosan-Fe polymeric gel was synthesized, characteri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gels for Water Treatment)
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  • Open Access
398 Views
32 Pages

A Flux-Vector Direct Torque Control Strategy Based on d,q-Axis Flux Closed-Loop Regulation for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives

  • Jinghong Liu,
  • Wentao Zhang,
  • Guanghui Zhang,
  • Zipeng Chen and ,
  • Eduardo Galvan,
  • Juan M. Carrasco,
  • Pengcheng Zhu and
  • Sergio Vazquez
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

14 September 2026

In space-vector-modulation-based flux-linkage-loop-free direct torque control (SVM-FLLF-DTC) for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives, the open-loop d-axis voltage control causes an inherent magnetization effect, and the conventional sing...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Advances in Electric Motors, Drives and Power Converters Technologies)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,038 Views
14 Pages

Directional Characteristics of Wireless Power Transfer via Coupled Magnetic Resonance

  • Yang Li,
  • Jiaming Liu,
  • Qingxin Yang,
  • Xin Ni and ,
  • Yujie Zhai and
  • Zhigang Lou
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

13 November 2020

The wireless power transfer (WPT) system via coupled magnetic resonance (CMR) is an efficient and practical power transmission technology that can realize medium- and long-distance power transmission. People’s requirements for the flexibility o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wireless Power Transfer and Its Applications)
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  • Open Access
1,091 Views
18 Pages

Soft magnetic composite materials have a low total loss and high magnetic conductivity and are highly desirable for high-frequency motors, semiconductors, and 5G communication technologies. However, these composites often contain a high-volume fracti...

(This article belongs to the Topic 3D Printing Materials: An Option for Sustainability)
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  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,270 Views
9 Pages

1 April 2019

This paper presents a novel outer rotor permanent-magnet vernier machine (PMVM) for in-wheel direct-drive application. The overhang structures of the rotor and flux modulation pole (FMP) are introduced. The soft magnetic composite (SMC) was adopted i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Rotating Electric Machines)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,665 Views
13 Pages

14 March 2025

Injected Direct Current-Magnetic Field Measurement (IDC-MFM) is a promising nondestructive technique for crack evaluation of aluminum alloy due to its high sensitivity to defect states. Finite element simulation and experiment were introduced in this...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Sensors in Nondestructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,146 Views
12 Pages

12 June 2023

Magnetic levitation and additive manufacturing (AM) are two fields of significant interest in academic research. The use of non-contact forces for magnetic levitation techniques provides opportunities for adoption within the AM environment. The key g...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in High-Precision Magnetic Levitation Actuators)
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  • Open Access
27 Citations
10,260 Views
17 Pages

A Self-Sensing Active Magnetic Bearing Based on a Direct Current Measurement Approach

  • Andries C. Niemann,
  • George Van Schoor and
  • Carel P. Du Rand

11 September 2013

Active magnetic bearings (AMBs) have become a key technology in various industrial applications. Self-sensing AMBs provide an integrated sensorless solution for position estimation, consolidating the sensing and actuating functions into a single elec...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,452 Views
25 Pages

16 September 2024

To address the problem of energy wastage in traditional long-distance belt conveyors with low carrying capacity due to the excessive power installation of a single drive motor, a model of a distributed permanent magnet direct drive belt conveyor driv...

(This article belongs to the Topic Energy Management and Efficiency in Electric Motors, Drives, Power Converters and Related Systems)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,568 Views
17 Pages

9 May 2023

Direct-drive permanent magnet generators are becoming an attractive option for highly efficient small-scale wind turbines due to their high-power density and size reduction capabilities. In this study, the optimal shape design of a direct-drive perma...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems Solutions)
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  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,919 Views
10 Pages

Preparation of Direct Reduced Iron and Titanium Nitride from Panzhihua Titanomagnetite Concentrate Through Carbothermic Reduction-Magnetic Separation

  • Wen Yu,
  • Xiaojin Wen,
  • Jiangan Chen,
  • Jingzhong Kuang and ,
  • Qiongyao Tang,
  • Yuechao Tian,
  • Jiali Fu,
  • Weiqin Huang and
  • Tingsheng Qiu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

10 November 2017

A novel process for preparing direct reduction iron (DRI) and titanium nitride (TiN) from Panzhihua titanomagnetite concentrate is proposed. This process involves pelletizing, direct reduction roasting and magnetic separation. The effects of reductio...

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6 Citations
3,437 Views
15 Pages

20 April 2022

Direct torque control (DTC) is widely used in a permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), but it has its own shortcomings caused by high torque ripple. Deadbeat-direct torque and flux control (DB-DTFC) is a new torque and flux method compared with D...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Systems Engineering: Theory and Applications)
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  • Open Access
68 Citations
10,220 Views
15 Pages

15 May 2012

This paper proposes a novel optimal current given (OCG) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control strategy based on the theory of power feedback and hill climb searching (HCS) for a permanent magnet direct drive wind energy conversion system (WECS)...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wind Turbines)
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  • Open Access
233 Views
20 Pages

20 October 2026

Traditional cascade control structures for surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors (SPMSMs) suffer from strong coupling between the speed and current loops and high sensitivity to parameter variations. To address these issues, this paper...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Design and Control of Electrical Machines)
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  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,059 Views
22 Pages

Study and Optimal Design of a Direct-Driven Stator Coreless Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator with Improved Dynamic Performance

  • Wenqiang Wang,
  • Weijun Wang,
  • Hongju Mi,
  • Longbo Mao and ,
  • Guoping Zhang,
  • Hua Liu and
  • Yadong Wen
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

15 November 2018

In this paper, the study and optimization design of stator coreless axial flux permanent magnet synchronous generators is presented for direct driven variable speed renewable energy generation system applications while considering the requirement of...

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  • Open Access
505 Views
16 Pages

11 September 2026

Direct winding places magnet wires in direct contact with soft magnetic composite (SMC) stator cores, making the winding-corner response important for component design. This study evaluated an Fe–5.0 wt.%Si SMC stator core through finite elemen...

(This article belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,814 Views
18 Pages

Optimization of Ventilation Spacer for Direct-Drive Permanent Magnet Wind Generator

  • Xiang Zhao,
  • Yu Fan,
  • Weili Li,
  • Dong Li and ,
  • Junci Cao and
  • Yihuang Zhang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

14 April 2019

As the rated capacity of the Direct-Drive Permanent Magnet Wind Generator (DDPMWG) increases, the heat produced from the generator’s inner components also increases and it becomes difficult to transfer the inner heat to the ambient. The ventila...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
13,750 Views
16 Pages

27 April 2017

The drilling length is an important parameter in the process of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) exploration and recovery, but there has been a lack of accurate, automatically obtained statistics regarding this parameter. Herein, a technique for...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
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  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,771 Views
15 Pages

14 April 2020

In this paper, a flexible switching table (FST) for direct torque control (DTC) of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) was proposed to enhance the steady-state and dynamic performances of the drive system. First, the influence of each convert...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,702 Views
16 Pages

3 March 2020

This paper proposes a simple method to generate stable voltage commands for permanent magnet synchronous motors to achieve low torque ripple based on space vector modulation direct torque control (SVM-DTC). The relationship between applied voltage an...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,025 Views
14 Pages

4 November 2024

Brittle intermetallic compounds (IMCs) at the interface of dissimilar materials can seriously affect the mechanical properties of the dissimilar components. Introducing external assisted fields in the fabrication of dissimilar components is a potenti...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
858 Views
20 Pages

14 January 2026

Demagnetization faults in direct-drive permanent magnet synchronous motors (DDPMSM) can cause significant performance degradation and unplanned downtime. Traditional fault location methods, which rely on manual feature extraction, exhibit limited acc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fault Diagnosis for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics, and Drives)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,580 Views
29 Pages

20 June 2020

Active magnetic bearings (AMBs) commonly use pulse-width modulation to reduce analogous hardware and manufacturing costs, but they experience sensing process, sensing accuracy and stability problems. To address these issues, a synchronous sampling-ba...

(This article belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,299 Views
19 Pages

5 November 2019

In recent years, the number of outer rotor permanent magnet brushless direct current (PM BLDC) motor drives has been intensively growing. Due to the specifics of drive operation, bearing faults are especially common, which results in motor stoppage....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis of Electrical Machines)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,713 Views
13 Pages

An FDTD Study of Errors in Magnetic Direction Finding of Lightning Due to the Presence of Conducting Structure Near the Field Measuring Station

  • Yosuke Suzuki,
  • Shohei Araki,
  • Yoshihiro Baba,
  • Toshihiro Tsuboi and ,
  • Shigemitsu Okabe and
  • Vladimir A. Rakov
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Lightning electromagnetic fields in the presence of conducting (grounded) structure having a height of 60 m and a square cross-section of 40 m × 40 m within about 100 m of the observation point are analyzed using the 3D finite-difference time-domain...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electromagnetic Fields and Waves with Special Attention to Lightning Flashes)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,017 Views
25 Pages

Research on Fractional-Order Sliding Mode Control of Fractional-Order Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive Wind Power System

  • Junhua Xu,
  • Yue Lan,
  • Chunwei Wang,
  • Bin Liu and ,
  • Yingheng Li and
  • Yongzeng Xie
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

8 October 2025

A large number of practical systems show pronounced fractional-order features. In comparison with integer-order calculus, fractional-order calculus has been demonstrated to possess enhanced precision in the description of the dynamic behavior of comp...

(This article belongs to the Section Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems)

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