Levitation, using the principle of electromagnetic induction and the consequential force between two circuits, is employed to maintain a ring stationary above a coil. The a.c. output voltage to the coil is switched through a H bridge inverter with a fuzzy logic controller determining the amplitude level. Analysis is included.
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