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July 19, 2013
MARS Wind Turbine–Higher Energy Conversion Efficiency
A MARS turbine, or Magenn Air Rotor System turbine, is a wind turbine located in a giant blimp that floats at 600~ 1,000 feet (183~305 meters) in the air. Compared with the traditional and conventional ones, ...
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July 19, 2013
Typical Structure and Working Principle of Permanent Magnet Alternator
A permanent magnet alternator (also called PMA, permanent magnet generator, PMG or magneto) relies on the magnetic field generated by a permanent magnet to convert mechanical energy into electrical power. It can generate AC current, with ...
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July 19, 2013
Neodymium Magnets in Wind Turbines & Generators
All we have already known, the wind turbines & generators can power a house with the electricity converted from wind energy. The application of All we have already known, the wind turbines & generators can power ...
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July 19, 2013
Technical Breakthrough on Reprocessing NdFeB Magnets Scraps
News has come out that technical breakthrough has been made on reprocessing NdFeB magnets scraps. It seems that to find alternative sources for Neodymium magnets can no longer be avoided due to multiple causes including the ...
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July 19, 2013
Surged Demand for Magnetic Materials Driving Its Global Market
According to a recent report released by GIA (Global Industry Analysts, Inc.), the global magnetic market is to reach 34,000,000,000 US Dollars by the year 2018, supposed to be driven by the strong demand of Asian ...
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July 19, 2013
Magnetic Anisotropy And Anisotropic Materials
Magnetic anisotropy is the dependence of magnetic properties on a preferred direction. Before elaborating the details of magnetic anisotropy, let’s get some knowledge about several related terms defined as the follows: Sources of Magnetic Anisotropy Magnetocrystalline ...
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July 19, 2013
Measuring Permanent Magnets’ Properties with Vibrating Sample Magnetometer
Vibrating Sample Magnetometers (VSMs) are the most commonly employed tool for properties measurement of permanent magnet materials. They can be applied to magnet powder, thin films, anisotropic materials, magnetic recording materials, single crystals and liquid, etc.. ...
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July 19, 2013
Two basic types of Rare Earth magnets
According to their materials, rare earth magnets can be classified into two basic types: Neodymium Iron Boron rare earth magnets and Samarium Cobalt rare earth magnets. Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) – Energy products go up to ...
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