Eddy current is a very important and intriguing phenomenon. A direct result of Lenz's law, it has been an integral part of research on electrical machines. The applications and associated research field of eddy currents are very widespread and virtually impossible to include in a singlestudy. Therefore this study tends to capture research trends in eddy-current loss analysis pertaining to the field of rotating electrical machines only. The research period taken up is from 1892 to 2010. The trends in research and application have been brought out. This study aims to serve as a reference guide to all those interested in the field of eddy-current loss analysis in electrical machines.

Literature survey of eddy-current loss analysis in rotating electrical machines

This thesis deals with analysis, calculation and validation of eddy current loss models for Permanent Magnet (PM) direct drive generators for wind turbines. The modelling approach is a mixed use of analytical and Finite Element (FE) methods. The models are validated experimentally and design guidelines are developed thereafter.

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Eddy Current Loss Modeling for Design of PM Generators for Wind Turbines

A method of recording, by means of an oscillograph, the eddy currents in various parts of the cross section of a squirrel-cage-rotor bar is presented in this paper. From such records the magnitude of the power loss caused by eddy currents, and its variation with load, may be determined. A series of tests of this nature has been made; the results, which the author believes to be correct in general, show that the change of eddy-current loss with load is negligible, thus simplifying the determination of the composite stray-load loss of a squirrel-cage induction motor.

M.B. Field

Papers

Eddy currents in solid and laminated masses