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If a pma (permanent magnet alternator) had no friction between the stator and the rotor, would the rotor stop?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    The magnetic field would cause eddy currents to be formed in the coil and so slow the rotor down despite there being no mechanical friction.

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