Title :
Self-generated rotation in a magnetic levitator
Author :
Richards, A.H. ; Magondu, J.G. ; Laithwaite, R.N.W. ; Murgatroyd, P.N.
Author_Institution :
Pye Telecommunications Ltd., Cambridge, UK
fDate :
9/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper describes a levitator, using a proximity height detector, in which the supporting DC electromagnet provides a torque about the vertical axis, so that the floating object rotates continuously. The main properties of the system are explained qualitatively as a form of reluctance-motor action, due to the shaping of the magnetic field interacting with fluctuations superimposed on the magnet current.
Keywords :
magnetic levitation; magnetic levitator; proximity height detector; reluctance-motor; self generated rotation;
Journal_Title :
Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education - Reviews, IEE Proceedings A
DOI :
10.1049/ip-a-1.1981.0068
