The coupled finite element method - finite volume method are applied to solve magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow equations and the thermal equation in the linear induction MHD pump taking into account the saturation of the ferromagnetic materials. This study is done using the stream-vorticity formulation. The purpose of this paper is to represent the velocity and the temperature respectively in linear and non linear cases because it is required to have the knowledge of the flow and the temperature to design an MHD pump. Additionally, the effect of the electromagnetic thrust on the flow distribution in a linear induction MHD pump is studied.

This paper presents the experimental results of a propulsion control system (PCS) purposed for an electric vehicle using dual-induction vector-controlled “Real-Virtual” motors, which separately drive the rear wheels of the vehicle. The particularity of the proposed PCS is that the conventional mechanical differential is replaced by an electric differential assured by two electric motors operating at different speeds. Therefore, the electric differential principle resulting from the proposed PCS is experimentally tested online by employing a dSPACE platform containing a real motor and a virtual motor, which constitutes the mathematical model of the real one, to prove the effectiveness of the proposed structure.