Design Considerations of Novel Modular-Spoke-Type Permanent Magnet Machines

Hengliang Zhang, Wei Hua, Zhongze Wu, Xinkai Zhu

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Abstract

According to the specific characteristics, including even-order harmonics and unbalanced magnetic force (UMF), etc., special considerations for the design of a novel modular-spoke-type permanent magnet (MSTPM) machine are investigated and implemented in this paper. First, the geometric topology and operating principle of MSTPM machines are briefly introduced. Then, the permanent magnet magneto-motive-force and no-load air-gap flux density in MSTPM machines are compared with those of conventional surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machines to expose the nature of MSTPM machines. Thereafter, the even-order harmonics and UMF in MSTPM machines are elaborately analyzed and the elimination is proposed by designing specific combinations of stator slots and rotor poles. Besides, the electromagnetic torque is optimized to achieve high torque and low torque ripple based on analytical and finite element analysis methods. Then, the performance of an MSTPM machine and a commercial outer-rotor (OR) SPM machine for in-wheel traction application are compared, and the results indicate that the MSTPM machine can produce better flux-weakening performance than the OR-SPM machine with the same rated torque and speed. Finally, a prototype MSTPM machine is manufactured and tested, and the measured results have a good agreement with the analytical and predictive results.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8359329
Pages (from-to)4236-4245
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
Volume54
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2018

Funding

Manuscript received June 28, 2017; revised October 27, 2017 and January 23, 2018; accepted May 9, 2018. Date of publication May 14, 2018; date of current version September 17, 2018. Paper 2017-EMC-0754.R2, presented at the 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, Miami, FL, USA, May 21–24, and approved for publication in the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS by the Energy Systems Committee of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. This work was supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 51777032, in part by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, and in part by the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School Of Southeast University under Grant YBJJ1834. (Corresponding author: Wei Hua.) H. Zhang, W. Hua, and X. Zhu are with the School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China (e-mail:,[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]).

Keywords

  • Electromotive force (EMF)
  • even-order harmonic
  • finite element analysis (FEA)
  • in-wheel motor
  • magneto motive force (MMF)
  • modular
  • permanent magnet (PM) machine
  • spoke-type
  • unbalanced magnetic force (UMF)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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