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Analysis of a radial flux-air-cored permanent magnet machine with a double-sided rotor and non overlapping windings

Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.

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Main Author: Randewijk, Peter-Jan
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spelling oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/20246 Analysis of a radial flux-air-cored permanent magnet machine with a double-sided rotor and non overlapping windings Randewijk, Peter-Jan Kamper, M. J. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Analytical analysis Radial flux-density distribution Back-EMF calculation Torque calculation Electrical machine constants Non-overlapping windings Dissertations -- Electrical engineering Theses -- Electrical engineering Permanent magnet motors Electric motors Radial flux air-cored permanent magnet machine Torque Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this dissertation a new type of electrical machine, a Radial Flux Air-Cored Permanent Magnet machine with a Double-sided Rotor and utilising concentrated, non-overlapping windings, is proposed. The concept of the Double-sided Rotor Radial Flux Air-Cored Permanent Magnet machine, or RFAPM machine for short, was derived from the Double-sided Rotor Axial Flux Air-Cored Permanent Magnet (AFAPM) machine. One of the problems that AFAPM machines experience, is the deflection of the rotor discs due to the strong magnetic pull of the permanent magnets, especially with double-sided rotor machines. The main advantage of a RFAPM machine over a AFAPM machine is that the rotor back-iron is cylindrically shaped instead of disk shaped. Due to the structural integrity of a cylinder, the attraction force between the two rotors does not come into play any more. The focus of this dissertation is on a thorough analytical analysis of the Double-Sided Rotor RFAPM machine. With the RFAPM being an air-cored machine, the feasibility to develop a linear, analytical model, to accurately predict the radial flux-density and hence the induced EMF in the stator windings, as well as the accurate calculation of the developed torque of the machine, needed to be investigated. The need for a thorough analytical examination of the Double-Sided Rotor RFAPM machine stemmed from the need to reduce the blind reliance on Finite Element Modelling (FEM) software to calculate the back-EMF and torque produced by these machines. Another problem experienced with the FEM software was to obtain accurate torque results. Excessive ripple torque oscillations were sometimes experienced which took a considerable amount of time to minimise with constant refinement to the meshing of the machine parts. Reduction in the mesh element size unfortunately also added to the simulation time. The requirement for an accurate analytical model of the RFAPM machine was also necessary in order to reduce the amount of time spent on successive FEM simulation to obtain the optimum pole arc width of the permanent magnet in order to minimise the harmonic content of the radial flux-density distribution in the the stator windings. In this dissertation, the use of single-layer and double-layer, non-overlapping, concentrated winding for the RFAPM machine is also investigated. It was decided to include a comparison of these two non-overlapping winding configurations with a “hypothetical” concentrated, overlapping winding configuration. This would allow us to gauge the effectiveness of using nonoverlapping winding with respect to the reduction in copper losses as well as in the reduction in copper volume. It would also allow us to investigate the extent of how much the developed torque is affected by using non-overlapping windings instead of overlapping windings. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie proefskrif word ’n nuwe tipe elektriese masjien, ’n Radiale-vloed Lugkern Permanent Magneet Masjien met ’n dubbelkantige rotor en nie-oorvleuelende Windings voorgestel. Die konsep vir die Radiale-vloed Lugkern Permanent Magneet Masjien, of RVLPM vir kort, is afgelei vanaf die Dubbelkantige Rotor, Aksiale-vloed Lugkern (AVLPM) masjien. Een van die probleme wat met AVLPM masjiene ondervind word, is die defleksie van die rotorjukke as gevolg van die sterk aantrekkingskragte van die permanente magnete, veral in dubbelkantige rotor masjiene. Die hoof voordeel wat die RVLPM masjien inhou bo die AVLPM masjien, is die feit dat die RVLPM se rotorjukke silindries is in plaas van ronde skywe. As gevolg van die strukturele integriteit van ’n silinders, speel die aantrekkingskrag van die permanente magnete nie meer ’n rol nie. Die fokus van die proefskrif gaan oor die deeglike analitiese analise van die dubbelkantige RVLPM masjien. Weens die feit dat die RVLPM masjien ’n lugkern masjien is, is daar besluit om ondersoek in te stel na die moontlikheid om ’n lineêre, analitiese model vir die masjien op te stel waarmee die radiale-vloeddigtheid, teen-EMK asook die ontwikkelde draaimoment vir die masjien akkuraat bereken kan word. Die behoefde aan ’n akkurate analitiese model vir die dubbelkantige rotor RVLPM masjien is om die blinde vertroue te elimineer wat daar in Eindige-Element Modellering (EEM) sagteware gestel word om die teen-EMK en ontwikkelde draaimoment van die RVLPM masjien uit te werk. ’n Verdere probleem wat daar met EEM sagteware ondervind is, is die akkurate berekening van die ontwikkelde draaimoment. Oormatige rimpel draaimoment ossillasies is soms ondervind wat heelwat tyd geverg het om te minimeer, deur voortdurende verfyning van die EEM maas in die verskillende dele van die masjien. Soos die maas egter kleiner word, verleng dit die simulasie tyd van die EEM aansienlik. Nog ’n rede vir ’n akkurate analitiese model van die RVLPM masjien, is om vinnige metode te verkry om die optimale permanente magneet pool hoekwydte te verkry, wat die minste Totale Harmoniese Vervorming (THV) in die radiale-vloeddigtheidsdistribusie in die statorgebied sal veroorsaak, sonder om herhaaldelike EEM simulasies te loop. In die proefskrif word die gebruik van enkellaag en dubbellaag, nie- oorvleuelende, gekonsentreerde wikkelings vir die RVLPM masjien ook ondersoek. Daar is besluit om hierdie twee nie-oorvleuelende windingskonfigurasies met ’n “hipotetiese” gekonsentreerde, oorvleuelende windingskonfigurasie te vergelyk. Dit behoort ons in staat te stel om die doeltreffendheid van nie-oorvleuelende windings te bepaal, met betrekking tot die afname in koperverliese asook die afname in kopervolume. Verder sal dit ons in staat stel om ook mate waartoe die ontwikkelde draaimoment deur nie-oorvleuelende windings beïnvloed word, te ondersoek. Doctoral 2012-03-09T08:52:21Z 2012-03-30T10:56:31Z 2012-03-09T08:52:21Z 2012-03-30T10:56:31Z 2012-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20246 en_Za Stellenbosch University 191 p. : ill. application/pdf video/mp4v-es video/webm video/mp4v-es video/webm video/mp4v-es video/webm video/mpeg video/mpeg video/mpeg application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
spellingShingle Analytical analysis
Radial flux-density distribution
Back-EMF calculation
Torque calculation
Electrical machine constants
Non-overlapping windings
Dissertations -- Electrical engineering
Theses -- Electrical engineering
Permanent magnet motors
Electric motors
Radial flux air-cored permanent magnet machine
Torque
Randewijk, Peter-Jan
Analysis of a radial flux-air-cored permanent magnet machine with a double-sided rotor and non overlapping windings
title Analysis of a radial flux-air-cored permanent magnet machine with a double-sided rotor and non overlapping windings
title_full Analysis of a radial flux-air-cored permanent magnet machine with a double-sided rotor and non overlapping windings
title_fullStr Analysis of a radial flux-air-cored permanent magnet machine with a double-sided rotor and non overlapping windings
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of a radial flux-air-cored permanent magnet machine with a double-sided rotor and non overlapping windings
title_short Analysis of a radial flux-air-cored permanent magnet machine with a double-sided rotor and non overlapping windings
title_sort analysis of a radial flux air cored permanent magnet machine with a double sided rotor and non overlapping windings
topic Analytical analysis
Radial flux-density distribution
Back-EMF calculation
Torque calculation
Electrical machine constants
Non-overlapping windings
Dissertations -- Electrical engineering
Theses -- Electrical engineering
Permanent magnet motors
Electric motors
Radial flux air-cored permanent magnet machine
Torque
url http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20246
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