Designing an Eddy Current Brake for Engine Testing
Abstract
An Eddy Current Brake (ECB) has several advantages making it suitable for using in a dynamometer for testing engines. In this paper, a model is presented which considers the electromagnet’s core saturation to predict the performance of an ECB. A design is then proposed for a dual coil, single rotor ECB that meets the design requirement to dissipate a power of 30 kW at 3000 rpm. A comparison between the results obtained for a few different materials considered to be used in the rotating disc are also presented.
Keywords: Antimagnetic force, Dynamometer, Eddy current brake, MATLAB Model
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