Methods of altering eddy current interactions
US11777391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D63/002
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein are braking mechanisms and related methods of using eddy current interactions to resist relative movement between members, the magnetic flux about an eddy current region being modified beyond an inherent drag effect resulting from a simple magnetic pole arrangement.
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