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2. Features and operation
2.1 Electromagnet structure
A wide variety of electromagnets are available:
control solenoids ;
relays and contactors ;
clutches and brakes ;
carrier electromagnet ;
solenoid and servo-valves ;
electromagnetic actuators.
Depending on the application, electromagnets can take many different forms (Figure 6 ). Broadly speaking, electromagnets can be divided into four categories.
U-shaped electromagnets: in these...
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