Linear induction motors (LIMs) are specialised electromagnetic machines that convert electrical energy directly into linear force, thereby eliminating the intermediary rotary step inherent in ...

For example, conveyor systems use linear ac induction motors because of their long length of travel, and the advantages of having a passive secondary without permanent magnets.

A launcher powered by a linear-induction motor has several advantages over the steam-driven catapults used on existing aircraft carriers, according to General Atomics.

Because linear induction motors are very expensive, and the more weight it has to move the bigger it gets, and because the entire cab has to pivot around a single point, the cab has to be made as ...