Methodology for Designing an Induction Levitator

The article presents analytical expressions for the main design parameters of the current and power modes of electri-cal devices with various levitation elements for the development of a generalized design method and analyzes for solv-ing design problems. In order to develop a method for the generalized design of an induction levitator, taking into account the parameters of current modes and forces, design indicators were determined. The obtained analytical ex-pressions of the indicators are analyzed and their numerical values are found, the knowledge of which is necessary when solving the problems of designing electrical apparatus with induction levitation elements. Based on the analysis of existing theories and calculations of electrical apparatus with levitation elements, the general indicators necessary for design have been established. For these indicators, simple analytical expressions are obtained through dimension-less quantities.