Construction
A linear electric motor's primary typically consists of a flat magnetic core (generally laminated) with transverse slots which are often straight cut with coils laid into the slots.
The secondary is frequently a sheet of aluminum, often with an iron backing plate. Some LIMs are double sided, with one primary either side of the secondary, and in this case no iron backing is needed.
Two sorts of linear motor exist, short primary, where the coils are truncated shorter than the secondary, and a short secondary where the conductive plate is smaller. Short secondary LIMs are often wound as parallel connections between coils of the same phase, whereas short primaries are usually wound in series.
The primaries of transverse flux LIMs have a series of twin poles lying transversely side-by-side, with opposite winding directions.
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