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Abstract

This paper presents a general analytical formulation for calculating the three-dimensional magnetic field distribution produced by Halbach structures with radial or axial polarization directions. Our model allows us to study tile permanent magnets of various magnetization directions and dimensions. The three magnetic field components are expressed in terms of analytical and semi-analytical parts using only one numerical integration. Consequently, the computational cost of our model is lower than 1 s for calculating the magnetic field in any point of space. All our expressions have been checked with previous analytical models published in the literature. Then, we present two optimized permanent magnet structures generating sinusoidal radial fields.

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Dr. Romain Ravaud

Prof. Guy Lemarquand

Prof. Valerie Lemarquand