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What are Skin and Proximity Effect, or Circulating Currents

What are Skin and Proximity Effect, or Circulating Currents

Antti (admin) 8th March 20179th March 2017 Electrical engineering, Research and work 4 Comments

Skin and proximity effect can dramatically increase the losses in your electromagnetic device, as can circulating currents. Read here to learn about them!

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Egear and Quantum Electric – Motor News from Finland!

Egear and Quantum Electric – Motor News from Finland!

Antti (admin) 1st March 20171st March 2017 Electrical engineering, Technology 1 Comment

Two new electric motor inventions from Finland. In a way, both are aimed at increasing the operating range of the motor. Read here to learn more!

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Determining and Quantifying Sources of Uncertainty

Determining and Quantifying Sources of Uncertainty

Antti (admin) 29th January 201731st January 2017 Electrical engineering, Research and work, Technology, Uncertainty quantification No Comments

Uncertainty quantification requires determining the sources of uncertainty, such as deviations in the product dimensions. Here’s how to do it.

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What’s Troubling Engineers – Future Posts!

What’s Troubling Engineers – Future Posts!

Antti (admin) 31st December 201614th January 2017 Branding, Electrical engineering, FEM, General, Lifestyle, Research and work, Technology, Wellbeing 2 Comments

Conclusion of the Electromechanics Survey. Common issues identified for the people on this awesome field – future posts will address the key problems.

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Frequency Response Analysis – When Motors Explode

Frequency Response Analysis – When Motors Explode

Antti (admin) 9th December 201614th January 2017 Electrical engineering, FEM, Research and work, Technology 1 Comment

Frequency response analysis is used to analyze how a system reacts to a specific excitation. Or, as I like to put it, when things explode.

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Animation: Eddy Current Losses in a Stranded Winding

Animation: Eddy Current Losses in a Stranded Winding

Antti (admin) 28th October 201614th January 2017 Electrical engineering, FEM, Research and work No Comments

Animated eddy current densities in the stranded winding of an electrical machines. Rarely seen in public – read the post for more details!

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Faster Analysis of Eddy-Current Problems: Impulse Response Method

Faster Analysis of Eddy-Current Problems: Impulse Response Method

Antti (admin) 23rd October 201617th July 2020 Electrical engineering, FEM, Research and work No Comments

Eddy current problems are usually linear and time-invariant. Thus, they can be fully modelled with their impulse response function.

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How to Mesh a Stranded Winding

How to Mesh a Stranded Winding

Antti (admin) 29th September 201614th January 2017 Electrical engineering, FEM, Research and work No Comments

A stranded winding can be analysed with FEM, but it has to be meshed first. Here’s how to pack conductors in a slot for a good-quality mesh.

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Why Equivalent Circuits for Electrical Machines Work

Why Equivalent Circuits for Electrical Machines Work

Antti (admin) 24th September 201615th January 2017 Electrical engineering, FEM, Research and work No Comments

Equivalent circuits for electrical machines do yield correct torque estimates. They use the Lorentz force, but not in a way you’d expect.

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Toroidion Patent – First Glance

Toroidion Patent – First Glance

Antti (admin) 12th August 201615th January 2017 Electrical engineering, General, Technology 6 Comments

The patent application by the Finnish supercar company Toroidion just became public. Here’s a first glance on what’s so revolutionary.

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