TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to deal with the design and optimization of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) devoted to aeronautic applications. Design/methodology/approach– A design approach as well as a performance investigation, based on two-dimensional finite element analysis of selected electromagnetic and thermal features, are applied to chosen PM synchronous machine topologies which differ by their number of phases. Findings– It has been found that the initial set of geometrical parameters does not fulfill the torque/weight compromise required by a aeronautic applications since it leads to an average temperature rise higher than the authorized limit (class H: 155 K). Therefore, the sizing has been rethought in an attempt to meet the constraints of the considered application. Research limitations/implications– Several continuations of the developed works shall be treated in the future, such as: (i) the prototyping of the designed machines, (ii) extending the optimization procedure to the whole drive including the motor and the associated static converter, and (iii) the synthesis and implementation of a dedicated control strategy with a suitable emulation of the load. Practical implications– The studied machines could be integrated in aerospace propulsion systems. Originality/value– The paper develops a design procedure of PMSM dedicated to aerospace applications where the compromise between torque/weight/temperature represents a crucial design challenge.
VL  - 33
IS  - 5
SN  - 0332-1649
DO  - 10.1108/COMPEL-12-2013-0426
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-12-2013-0426
AU  - Bouzidi Ikhlas
AU  - Bianchi Nicola
AU  - Masmoudi Ahmed
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - An approach to the sizing of electric motors devoted to aerospace propulsion systems
T2  - COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1527
EP  - 1540
Y2  - 2024/05/10
ER  -