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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sangster, Alan J.
Autor Corporativo: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2012.
Colección:IET circuits, devices and systems series ; 24.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.