Design of Synchronous Torque Couplers

This paper presents the design, analysis and development of permanent magnet (PM) torque couplers. These couplers employ rare-earth magnets. Based on finite element analysis and earlier analytical works both concentric and face-type synchronous type couplers have been designed and fabricated. The experimental performance has good correlation with finite element calculations. Keywords—Finite Element Analysis, Synchronous Torque Couplers, Permanent Magnet Torque Couplers

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