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Eddy current brakes basically consist of a rotating disc (made of conductive material) and a
permanent magnet:
As the disc spins in the constant magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet, its
conductive properties induce eddy currents. The Lorentz forces from these currents in turn slow
down the disc. The most common application areas of magnetic brakes are trains, roller coasters,
and aircraft. Its not unlikely that eddy current brakes will eventually be found in cars as well.
You may have also heard of electromagnetic brakes, which are similar in design, except instead
of a permanent magnet they have iron wound with a coil.
notable is that you can include the rotation of the device without having a moving mesh. The
magnetic brake model couples a dynamic equation (this defines the rotation of the disc) with the
finite element method (this defines the torque). This will allow you to calculate the total time to
completely brake the system.
You can also plot the time evolution of the angular velocity, braking torque, and dissipated power
in your magnetic brake system:
CIRCULAR EDDY CURRENT BRAKING SYSTEM
metal discs (rotors) are connected to a rotating coil, and a magnetic field
between the rotor and the coil creates a current used to generate electricity
which produces heat.
The movement of the metal through the magnetic field of the electromagnets
creates eddy currents in the discs.
These eddy currents generate an opposing magnetic field (Lenz's law), which
then resists the rotation of the discs, providing braking force which decelerate
the moving system.
The net result is to convert the motion of the rotors into heat in the rotors.
Advantages. . .
Independent of wheel/rail adhesion.
No noise or smell.
ECB IN CARS:
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otu-KV3iH_I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopfuVfeIhc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekZkN_jQkZk