Gurav Mahadeo et al., International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology. © 2017, www.IJARIIT.com All Rights Reserved Page | 461 ISSN: 2454-132X Impact factor: 4.295 (Volume 3, Issue 6) Available online at www.ijariit.com EDDY Current Braking System Mahadeo Gurav Student, Mechanical Viva Institute of Technology, Virar, Maharashtra mahadeogurav01@gmail.com Neeraj Gupta Student, Mechanical Viva Institute of Technology, Virar, Maharashtra guptaneeraj102@gmail.com Shivam Chaturvedi Student, Mechanical Viva Institute of Technology, Virar, Maharashtra shivamchaturvedi484@gmail.com Pratik Raut Assistant Professor, Mechanical Viva Institute of Technology, Virar, Maharashtra pratikraut@vivatechnology.org Abstract: “Test rig on Eddy current braking system” is a very great innovation on its own and is specially made for the purpose to stop the wheel in minimum time. Brakes are the crucial components in any mobile system which are generally used to stop the motion of any mobile. Such type of component must be checked by using the highly accurate methodology in order to access its functional performance in advance. The inspection methodology of brakes should be accurate with less time consuming procedure for its inspection. This test rig will check the brake in the least time which leads to a reduction of non- productive time and improves brake efficiency. Keywords: Eddy Current Braking System, Test Rig, Electromotive Force, Magnetic Field, Faraday’s law. I. INTRODUCTION In the operation of any machinery, the most primary safety system is the braking system. The most basic designs of the braking system involve the conversion of kinetic energy to heat energy by friction. This is accomplished by friction between two rubbing surfaces. These brakes pose several problems i.e. significant wear, fading, complex and slow actuation, lack of fail-safe features, increased fuel consumption due to power assistance, and the requirement for anti-lock controls. To solve these problems, a contactless magnetic brake has been developed. This concept includes a metals disk which will conduct eddy currents generated by magnets. This brake is wear-free, less-sensitive temperature than friction brakes, has fast and simple actuation, and has a reduced sensitivity to wheel lock. This is achieved by the generation of braking torque by a magnetic field across a moving conductor which creates a perpendicular magnetic field by induced eddy currents. Contactless brakes can be applied to any machinery like automobiles, locomotives, roller coasters, hydraulic and turbo machinery, machine tools, elevators, etc. The wide range applicability of these brakes strongly implies the effectiveness and ease of operation. The braking force can be adjusted to control higher torque loads by varying the coil turns or by increasing the voltage. This gives flexibility of operation of the system and makes it reliable even in changing loading patterns. A study of eddy current braking system is performed to find out the practical limit of using an electromagnetic braking system.