eddy-current brake

[′ed·ē ‚kə·rənt ‚brāk]

(mechanical engineering)

A control device or dynamometer for regulating rotational speed, as of flywheels, in which energy is converted by eddy currents into heat.

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magnetic drag dynamometer

References in periodicals archive ?

Kumar, "An Alternative Approach for Calculation of Braking Force of an Eddy-Current Brake", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol.

The edge effects influence on the braking characteristics of the linear induction motor

Wouterse, tried to obtaine a general model for the eddy-current brake availabe for both low- and high-speed regions.

A systems identification-based-method for linear, parametric approximation of the eddy currents brake's model

The handle is attached to a rope and the user maintains his or her position by balancing the resistance provided by an eddy-current brake on feet and arms.