A 200-Year-Old Law of Physics Breaks Down at the Atomic Scale

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...
Automation World

Electric Actuators for High-Mix Production: How Smart Design Reduces Changeover Time and TCO

A look at how modern electric actuators combine mechanical innovation with digital control, enabling rapid product ...
IEEE

Lifetime Prediction of Electrical Machines Under Nonstationary Loads by Coupled Thermal Model and Insulation Aging Assessment

Abstract: Electrical machines (EMs) in electromechanical actuators (EMAs) need to be highly reliable, especially when driving safety-critical systems in more electric aircraft (MEA). However, the ...
IEEE

Analysis of Circulating Current in Electrical Machines Using Mesh-Based Magnetic Equivalent Circuit

Abstract: This study introduces a novel method to rapidly estimate the circulating current between the strands in electrical machines. By utilizing a mesh-based magnetic equivalent circuit (M-MEC), ...