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Limits, Modeling and Design of High-Speed Permanent Magnet Machines

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Advance in electrical machines is characterized, among other, by pursuit of ever higher rotational speeds, particularly regarding turbomachinery and machining spindles [1]. Demands for increasing tangential speeds and, often, positioning accuracy could not be achieved by using standard journal or ball bearings. Therefore, the requirement for speed of the machinery brought about improvements in bearing technology. Enhancements have been either sought within the standard (mechanical) bearing technology that would become suitable for required high speeds or alternatives have been looked for in the form of contactless bearings.

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Borisavljevic, A. (2013). Bearings for High-Speed Machines. In: Limits, Modeling and Design of High-Speed Permanent Magnet Machines. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33457-3_6

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