Study of an Electromagnetic Damping Actuator

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Current commutation switches for HVDC devices are operated with Ultra-fast electromagnetic actuators. They can generate hundreds of kilo-newton force and swiftly open electrical contacts in a couple of milliseconds. An efficient damping mechanism then is crucial to attain an appropriate actuation performance and secure a long lifetime. In this article an electromagnetic Halbach damping actuator was studied. A numerical model based on FEA is used to calculate its damping constant and retardation time down to stand still velocity.