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A Comparative Study Between Axial and Radial Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gear Topologies and Mechanical Gearboxes
Title
A Comparative Study Between Axial and Radial Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gear Topologies and Mechanical Gearboxes
Author
Calvin, Matthew
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism
Description
A variety of magnetic gear topologies have been investigated in recent years as alternatives to traditional mechanical gearboxes. In general these magnetic gears offer advantages in the non-contact transmission of torque including inherent overloa...
An Investigation Into the Torque Density Capabilities of Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gearboxes
Title
An Investigation Into the Torque Density Capabilities of Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gearboxes
Author
Uppalapati, Krishna Kiran
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Electrical engineering, Power resources, Electromagnetism
Description
Wind and many rotary based ocean energy conversion devices rely on a mechanical gearbox to increase their speed so as to match the requirements of the electromagnetic generator. However, mechanical gearboxes have a number of disadvantages such as ...
MANAGEMENT OF OPTICAL ABSORPTION IN PLASMONIC METAMATERIALS
Title
MANAGEMENT OF OPTICAL ABSORPTION IN PLASMONIC METAMATERIALS
Author
Alisafaee, Hossein
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Electromagnetism
Description
In this dissertation, the main focus has been on the manipulation of optical absorption. That is to either decrease the unwanted losses or increase the desired absorption for specific applications. The approaches have been chosen to provide insigh...
Metamaterial Loading of Electrically Small Patch Antennas to Enable Beam Steering up to the Horizon
Title
Metamaterial Loading of Electrically Small Patch Antennas to Enable Beam Steering up to the Horizon
Author
Pai Raikar, Vandita Rajiv
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism
Description
This thesis research has been conducted with an aim of investigating the effects ofmetamaterials on microstrip patch antennas. Metamaterials exhibit interesting propertiessuch as single negative or simultaneous double negative values of relative p...