Affiliations: [a] Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom | [b] Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Industriale,
Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy | [c] Centro Ricerche Fiat, Orbassano, Torino, Italy
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Nigel Schofield, Department of Electronic
and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
Tel.: +44 114 222 5879; Fax: +44 114 222 5196; E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: The paper presents the design synthesis and construction of a
tubular linear, permanent magnet actuator for automotive applications. The
application of soft magnetic composites in permanent magnet machines is
discussed, since conventional lamination techniques are cost prohibitive for
the tubular linear topology considered. The linking of analytic and finite
element techniques in the design synthesis is presented along with
characterisation test data from a prototype actuator constructed to validate
the design procedure.
