scholarly journals Time varying eddy currents on a conducting surface in 3-D using a network mesh method

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
U.R. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Eddy Currents ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Conducting Surface ◽  
Mesh Method

Micromagnetic calculations of eddy currents with time-varying fields

2006 ◽  
Vol 372 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 290-293
Author(s):  
Levent Yanik ◽  
Edward Della Torre ◽  
Michael J. Donahue
Keyword(s):  
Eddy Currents ◽  
Time Varying

Improved Concept and Model of Eddy Current Damper

2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry A. Sodano ◽  
Jae-Sung Bae ◽  
Daniel J. Inman ◽  
W. Keith Belvin
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Eddy Current ◽  
Eddy Currents ◽  
Opposite Polarity ◽  
Image Method ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Transverse Beam ◽  
Eddy Current Damper ◽  
Improved Model

When a conductive material experiences a time-varying magnetic field, eddy currents are generated in the conductor. These eddy currents circulate such that they generate a magnetic field of their own, however the field generated is of opposite polarity, causing a repulsive force. The time-varying magnetic field needed to produce such currents can be induced either by movement of the conductor in the field or by changing the strength or position of the source of the magnetic field. In the case of a dynamic system the conductor is moving relative to the magnetic source, thus generating eddy currents that will dissipate into heat due to the resistivity of the conductor. This process of the generation and dissipation of eddy current causes the system to function as a viscous damper. In a previous study, the concept and theoretical model was developed for one eddy current damping system that was shown to be effective in the suppression of transverse beam vibrations. The mathematical model developed to predict the amount of damping induced on the structure was shown to be accurate when the magnet was far from the beam but was less accurate for the case that the gap between the magnet and beam was small. In the present study, an improved theoretical model of the previously developed system will be formulated using the image method, thus allowing the eddy current density to be more accurately computed. In addition to the development of an improved model, an improved concept of the eddy current damper configuration is developed, modeled, and tested. The new damper configuration adds significantly more damping to the structure than the previously implemented design and has the capability to critically damp the beam’s first bending mode. The eddy current damper is a noncontacting system, thus allowing it to be easily applied and able to add significant damping to the structure without changing dynamic response. Furthermore, the previous model and the improved model will be applied to the new damper design and the enhanced accuracy of this new theoretical model will be proven.

A network mesh method to calculate eddy currents on conducting surfaces

1982 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 422-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Weissenburger ◽  
U. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Eddy Currents ◽  
Mesh Method
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