Self-generated rotation in a magnetic levitator
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in IEE Proceedings A Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education, Reviews
- Vol. 128 (6) , 449-452
- https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-a-1.1981.0068
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
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