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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the design of concentrated winding permanent magnet (PM) machines dedicated to propulsion applications considering both surface‐mounted and…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the design of concentrated winding permanent magnet (PM) machines dedicated to propulsion applications considering both surface‐mounted and flux‐concentrating arrangements of the PMs.
Design/methodology/approach
Following the selection of a suitable distribution of the concentrated winding, a derivation of the machine inductances is carried out in order to highlight the increase in the flux‐weakening range gained through the substitution of distributed windings by concentrated ones. Then, mmf and finite element analysis are carried out in order to investigate the air gap flux density and the torque production capability of both surface‐mounted and flux‐concentrating PM machines.
Findings
The paper finds that, although both machines provide almost the same average torque, the surface‐mounted PM machine offers lower torque ripple with respect to the flux‐concentrating arrangement: a crucial benefit in electric and hybrid propulsion systems.
Research limitations/implications
The research should be extended to the comparison of the obtained results related to the torque production capability with experimental measurements.
Practical implications
An increase in the efficiency associated with the extension of the flux‐weakening range and a reduction of the volume make the concentrated winding PM machines interesting candidates, especially in large‐scale production applications such as the automotive industry.
Originality/value
The paper proposes an approach to design and performance investigation of concentrated winding PM machines considering both surface‐mounted and flux‐concentrating arrangements of the PMs.
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Jawad Faiz, Mohammadreza Hassanzadeh and Arash Kiyoumarsi
This paper aims to present an analytical method, which combines the complex permeance (CP) and the superposition concept, to predict the air-gap magnetic field distribution in…
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This paper aims to present an analytical method, which combines the complex permeance (CP) and the superposition concept, to predict the air-gap magnetic field distribution in surface-mounted permanent-magnet (SMPM) machines with eccentric air-gap.
Design/methodology/approach
The superposition concept is used twice; first, to predict the magnetic field distribution in slot-less machine with eccentric air-gap, the machine is divided into a number of sections. Then, for each section, an equivalent air-gap length is determined, and the magnetic field distribution is predicted as a concentric machine model. The air-gap field in the slot-less machine with eccentricity can be combined from these concentric models. Second, the superposition concept is used to find the CP under eccentricity fault. At this end, the original machine is divided into a number of sections which may be different from the one for slot-less magnetic field prediction, and for each section, the CP is obtained by equivalent air-gap length of that section. Finally, the air-gap magnetic field distribution is predicted by multiplying the slot-less magnetic field distribution and the obtained CP.
Findings
The radial and tangential components of the air-gap magnetic flux density are obtained using the proposed method analytically. The finite element analysis is used to validate the proposed method results, showing good agreements with the analytical results.
Originality/value
This paper addresses the eccentricity fault impact upon the air-gap magnetic field distribution of SMPM machines. This is done by a combined analysis of the complex permeance (CP) method and the superposition concept. This contrasts to previous studies which have instead focused on the subdomain method.
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Fatemeh Ebadi, Mohammad Mardaneh and Akbar Rahideh
This paper aims to show the proposed energy method for inductance calculation is valid for any number of poles, phases and any winding layout.
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This paper aims to show the proposed energy method for inductance calculation is valid for any number of poles, phases and any winding layout.
Design/methodology/approach
A two-dimensional (2-D) analytical energy-based approach is presented to calculate self-inductances and mutual inductances of brushless surface-mounted permanent-magnet machines.
Findings
The proposed calculation procedure is valid for brushless permanent-magnet machines with slotted or slotless stator structure. Comparisons between energy method and flux linkage method are presented based on simulation and experimental results. It shows that the energy method has an excellent agreement with the result obtained from finite element method (FEM) and experimental study.
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This paper compares energy-based method with flux linkage method and FEM for inductance calculations in slotless and slotted permanent-magnet motors. The relations for inductance calculation are presented which are obtained based on 2-D analytical representation of magnetic field.
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Behrooz Rezaeealam and Farhad Rezaee-Alam
The purpose of this paper is to present an improved conformal mapping (ICM) method that simultaneously considers the influence of relative recoil permeability of PMs, the armature…
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The purpose of this paper is to present an improved conformal mapping (ICM) method that simultaneously considers the influence of relative recoil permeability of PMs, the armature reaction, the stator slotting, and the magnetic saturation on determination of the PM operating point in its different parts.
Design/methodology/approach
The ICM method is a time-effective method that considers the magnetic saturation by suitable increments in air-gap length under each tooth and also the width of slot openings. In this paper, the analytical and numerical conformal mappings such as the Schwarz-Christoffel (SC) mapping are used for magnetic field analysis due to the permanent magnets and the armature reaction in one slotted air gap. The field solution in the slotted air gap is obtained through the modulation of field solution in one slotless air-gap using the complex air-gap permeance.
Findings
The ICM method can consider the magnetic saturation in different electric loadings, and also the variation of PM operating points in its different parts.
Practical implications
The ICM method is applied to one surface mounted permanent magnet (SMPM) motor and is verified by comparing with the corresponding results obtained through finite element method (FEM), and frozen permeability finite element method (FP-FEM).
Originality/value
This paper presents an ICM method with a new technique for saturation effect modeling, which can be used to separate and calculate the on-load components of air-gap field and torque.
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Jian-Xin Shen, Shun Cai, Jian Yuan, Shuai Cao and Cen-Wei Shi
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the cogging torque in a surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machine with both uniformly and non-uniformly segmented stator cores and to…
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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the cogging torque in a surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machine with both uniformly and non-uniformly segmented stator cores and to find out the optimal solution of stator core segmenting.
Design/methodology/approach
The cogging torque with segmented stators is synthesized from a single slot model, and analytical prediction is given to analyze the cogging torque with both uniformly and non-uniformly segmented stators. Finite element method (FEM) is used to figure out the electromagnetic field and validate the analytical prediction. Moreover, models with various shapes and positions of connecting tongues between the stator core segments are explored to achieve the optimal design.
Findings
The cogging torque is found to be greatly related to the number of segments and the electrical angle between adjacent additional air gaps caused by the tolerance of stator segments. Different shapes of the connecting tongues are tested and proved to be of great importance to the flux density, both radial and tangential, and therefore affect the cogging torque. Finally, position of the connecting tongues is perceived to have little influence on the performance of machine.
Practical/implications
By utilizing analytical prediction and FEM calculation, the optimal solution is discussed to minimize the cogging torque in the SPM machine from the perspective of the stator core segmentation.
Originality/value
This paper establishes formula of cogging torque with segmented stators and predicts the variation of cogging torque with analytical method. Besides, different combinations of segments are compared and measures to reduce the cogging torque produced by the segmentation are proposed.
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Seyed Reza Mortezaei, Mahmood Hosseini Aliabadi and Shahram Javadi
The purpose of this paper is to present an analytical calculation for estimating the leakages field distribution in surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors (SMPMSMs…
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The purpose of this paper is to present an analytical calculation for estimating the leakages field distribution in surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors (SMPMSMs) according to a sub-domain field model for eccentricity fault detection.
Design/methodology/approach
The magnetic field domain is classified into four sub-domains of PMs, air gap, stator core and outer region. In the proposed method, the governing equations taking the rotor eccentricity effect into account per region and the interface boundary conditions between sub-domains are formulated using the regular perturbation technique, Taylor series and Fourier series expansion. Maxwell's equations are solved in different regions in the polar coordinate system regarding the boundary conditions.
Findings
The radial and tangential components of electromagnetic field distribution in all sub-domains of one SMPMSM are obtained using the proposed method analytically. Finite element analysis is used to validate the results of the proposed method; the results indicated that the analytical model matches the finite-element prediction up to 30% eccentricity, except for some peak values that depend on the harmonic order value. The results of this paper demonstrated that in the event of eccentricity, an asymmetric magnetic field is generated in the outer region of the machine. Although its amplitude is small, it can be an indicator for detecting eccentricity faults from the outside environment of the machine.
Originality/value
The formulas presented in this paper can be applied as a new technique for detecting eccentricity faults in these motors from the outside environment.
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Naghi Rostami and Majid Rostami
The purpose of this paper is the fast and accurate modelling of surface-mounted Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet (AFPM) machines equipped with cylindrical magnets using quasi-3D…
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The purpose of this paper is the fast and accurate modelling of surface-mounted Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet (AFPM) machines equipped with cylindrical magnets using quasi-3D approach. Furthermore, the accuracy of the method is improved by using leakage coefficient, saturation coefficient and an appropriate permeance function.
Design/methodology/approach
Quasi-3D approach is used for fast and accurate modelling of AFPM machines. Air-gap flux density distribution, induced back EMF, and produced cogging torque are calculated using the proposed method with reasonable accuracy.
Findings
The results obtained by quasi-3D approach compared to Finite-Element-Analyses (FEA) shows how accurate, fast and efficient this method is. It is proved that, this method can be successfully applied to evaluate the performance of the AFPM machines.
Originality/value
Effectiveness and accuracy of quasi-3D approach is assessed on different AFPM machines. Furthermore, to increase the accuracy of computations, the effects of the magnetic potential drop at iron parts of the machine are taken into account by using a saturation coefficient. Besides, the influence of the slot opening on the flux density distribution is taken into account by using an appropriate relative permeance function.
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Jawad Faiz and Farhad Rezaee-Alam
The purpose of this paper is to present an improved winding function theory (IWFT) for performance analysis of surface mounted permanent magnet (SMPM) motors, which can precisely…
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The purpose of this paper is to present an improved winding function theory (IWFT) for performance analysis of surface mounted permanent magnet (SMPM) motors, which can precisely and simultaneously consider the impacts of stator slotting, the winding distribution, the magnetic flux density within PMs because of the armature reaction, the PM magnetization angle and the magnetic saturation,.
Design/methodology/approach
To obtain this improved analytical model, the conformal mappings (CMs) are introduced to calculate the relative complex permeance of slotted air-gap, which is used to obtain the function of slotted air-gap length. The equivalent magnetizing current model is used to extract the equivalent winding function for each PM pole. For retaining the basic assumption of WFT, the magnetic saturation is also considered by a proper increase in the air-gap length in the front of the stator teeth.
Findings
A new hybrid analytical model (HAM) based on WFT is presented in this paper, which can simultaneously and accurately consider the effects of slotting, the magnetic saturation, the variation of PM operating point and the winding distribution. In fact, IWFT removes all the drawbacks of the conventional WFT. Moreover, IWFT is more user-friendly and faster than other analytical and numerical techniques.
Practical implications
The obtained HAM can be used for design, optimization and fault diagnosis in electric machines.
Originality/value
This paper presents a new HAM for accurate modeling the SMPM motors, which includes different considerations of electromagnetic modeling. This new HAM can also be used for modeling the other electric motors.
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Mohammadreza Baghayipour, Ahmad Darabi and Ali Dastfan
This paper aims to propose an analytical model for the harmonic content no-load magnetic fields and Back electric motive force (EMF) in double-sided TORUS-type non-slotted axial…
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This paper aims to propose an analytical model for the harmonic content no-load magnetic fields and Back electric motive force (EMF) in double-sided TORUS-type non-slotted axial flux permanent magnet (TORUS-NS AFPM) machines with surface-mounted magnets considering the winding distribution and iron saturation effects.
Design/methodology/approach
First, a procedure to calculate the winding distribution with a rectangular cross-section is proposed. The magnetic field distribution and magnetic motive force (MMF) drop due to saturation in iron cores are then exactly extracted in a 2-D analytical model. The consequent influence on air-gap magnetic field and Back EMF are also calculated using a new iterative algorithm. The results are compared with those of the conventional analytical model without saturation, 2-D finite element analysis (FEA) and an experiment on a fabricated prototype machine.
Findings
Unlike the conventional method, the new method yields the no-load magnetic field distributions in air-gap and iron cores and Back EMF very exactly such that the results well match to those of the FEA and experiment.
Originality/value
Unlike the conventional winding factor, the winding distribution is considered here along the both axial and circumferential directions, which improves the accuracy level of results for non-slotted structures with relatively large air-gaps. The magnetic field distribution and MMF drop-in iron parts are also calculated as the basis for exact recalculation of air-gap magnetic field and Back EMF. Because of small computational burden beside superior accuracy, the proposed model can be treated as an accurate and fast substitute for FEA to be used during the design procedure or for predicting the other performance characteristics of TORUS-NS AFPM machines.
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Murat Caner, Chris Gerada, Greg Asher and Tolga Özer
The purpose of this paper is to investigate Halbach array effects in surface mounted permanent magnet machine (SMPM) in terms of both self-sensing and torque capabilities. A…
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate Halbach array effects in surface mounted permanent magnet machine (SMPM) in terms of both self-sensing and torque capabilities. A comparison between a conventional SMPM, which has radially magnetized rotor, and a Halbach machine has been carried out.
Design/methodology/approach
The geometric parameters of the two machines have been optimized using genetic algorithm (GA) with looking Pareto. The performance of the machines’ geometry has been calculated by finite element analysis (FEA) software, and two parametric machine models have been realized in Matlab coupled with the FEA and GA toolboxes. Outer volume of the machine, thus copper loss per volume has been kept constant. The Pareto front approach, which simultaneously considers looks two aims, has been used to provide the trade-off between the torque and sensorless performances.
Findings
The two machines’ results have been compared separately for each loading condition. According to the results, the superiority of the Halbach machine has been shown in terms of sensorless capability compromising torque performance. Additionally, this paper shows that the self-sensing properties of a SMPM machine should be considered at the design stage of the machine.
Originality/value
A Halbach machine design optimization has been presented using Pareto optimal set which provides a trade-off comparison between two aims without using weightings. These are sensorless performance and torque capability. There is no such a work about sensorless capability of the Halbach type SMPM in the literature.
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