An improved air-gap flux control method of a bearingless induction motor based on the optimized mutual inductance

Chengling Lu1,2, Qifeng Ding3, Ziqing Liu4

  • 1School of Electrical and Photoelectric Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'An, 237012, China. luchengling@wxc.edu.cn.

Scientific Reports
|March 26, 2026
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