Ceramic permanent magnet protection

A method comprising:

• providing at least one of a permanent magnet motor or a permanent magnet generator, and a circuit operative to provide current to the one of the motor or the generator;
• receiving an overcurrent signal from one or more sensors coupled to the circuit, wherein the overcurrent signal indicates detection of an overcurrent by the one or more sensors;
• determining whether to activate one or more inductors in the circuit to reduce an amplitude of the overcurrent based on the overcurrent signal received;
• activating the one or more inductors based on the determination;
• and
• receiving at least a portion of the overcurrent at the one or more inductors activated.

A system comprising:

• one of a permanent magnet motor or a permanent magnet generator;
• a circuit operative to provide current to the one of the permanent magnet motor or the permanent magnet generator;
• one or more sensors configured to detect an overcurrent in the circuit and to generate an overcurrent signal based on the overcurrent detected;
• and
• an inductance module control configured to:
• receive the overcurrent signal from the one or more sensors;
• activate one or more inductors coupled to the circuit to reduce an amplitude of the overcurrent in response to the overcurrent signal.