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Magnetic gears leverage the magnetic field of powerful permanent do?
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I will use internal gears to explain, as it is quite more intuitive to understand.

Main Components

The magnetic gears have 3 concentric rings as shown in the figure below. The
shafts are connected with the inner and the outer rotor. The red and blue colors
in the figure represent the north and south poles respectively.

Working

The working is fairly simple with the magnetic poles "pulling" the poles present
in the other rotor. Each rotor is made up of permanent magnets with a radial
field. The shaft which has to rotate slower and provide higher torque has a
greater number of poles - Outer rotor in above case.

Usually the pole piece ring is stationary. A very common term used in the
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terminology of normal gears is the gear ratio. In case of magnetic gears, the gear
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Gr = (N O)/(N I )

N O and N I refers to the number of pole pairs in each ring.

For the gear shown, there are 10 and 4 pole pairs in outer and inner ring
respectively, and hence Gear ratio comes out to be 10/4 = 2.5.

Also the number of pole pieces to be used in second ring is given by the sum of
number of pole pairs in outer and inner rings. (10 + 4 = 14 in the above figure)

Advantages

Most of the advantages occur because of the absence of direct contact between
the parts.

Reduced maintenance and improved reliability

Lubrication free

Higher efficiency than conventional gears

Precise peak torque transmission and inherent overload protection

Physical isolation between input and output shafts

Inherent anti-jamming transmission

Significantly reduces harmful drivetrain pulsations

Allows for misalignment/vibration of shafts

Very low acoustic noise and vibration

Disadvantages

Large size: For similar torque transfer, in comparison to conventional

gears, the overall size of magnetic gears can be larger.

Economically Costlier to produce strong permanent magnets.

Different related parts are needed: A complete different system of shafts

and bearings have to be devised, so that they don't get affected by the
magnetic fields.

Interference: Most of the parts where gears are conventionally used are
made of Iron alloys. The magnetic field interference can occur.

Various types

There can be both external and internal magnetic gears along with various types
of bevel gears. Some examples are shown.

1. Planetary Gears

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2.  Bevel gears

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Answered Jun 14

The operating principle of an actuator of electromagnetic clutch is an

electromagnetic effect, but torque transmission is mechanical. The difference
between electromagnetic clutch and the regular clutch is the way they control
the movement of pressure plates. In a normal clutch, a spring used to engage the
clutch whereas in EM clutch an electromagnetic field is used for engagement.

The electromagnetic clutch comes in various forms, including magnetic particle

clutchand multi-disc clutch. There are even no-contact clutches like hysteresis
clutch andeddy current clutch. But the most widely used form is a single face
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Abhishek Katara, B.TECH CSE from Aktu Lucknow

Answered Nov 22, 2014

magnetic gears use permanent magnets to transmit torqueMagnomatics'

magnetic gears use permanent magnets to transmit torque between an input
and output shaft. torque densities comparable with mechanical gears can be
achieved with an efficiency of 99 per cent or better at full load and much higher
efficiencies in part-load conditions than mechanical gears can achieve.
Furthermore, for higher power ratings a magnetic gear can be smaller, lighter
and cost less than a mechanical gear. Since there is no contact between the
moving parts, there is no wear and no need for lubrication.
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