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Article: Reports from M. Amrhein and colleagues advance knowledge in energy conversion.(Report)
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- Energy Weekly News
- Article date:
- October 2, 2009
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"Magnetic equivalent circuit (MEC) models are increasingly valuable for analysis and design of electromechanical devices, particularly electrical machines, because of their moderate computational effort and reasonable accuracy. Force and torque calculations in prior MEC implementations are almost exclusively based on the virtual work method (VWM) adapted to the specific device model," scientists in the United States report.
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