Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
11 p.
Publication Date
9-2016
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Source Publication
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
Source ISSN
0093-9994
Abstract
A large-scale finite element model-based design optimization algorithm is developed for improving the drive-cycle efficiency of permanent magnet (PM) synchronous machines with wide operating ranges such as those used in traction propulsion motors. The load operating cycle is efficiently modeled by using a systematic k-means clustering method to identify the operating points representing the high-energy-throughput zones in the torque-speed plane. The machine performance is evaluated over these cyclic representative points using a recently introduced computationally efficient finite element analysis, which is upgraded to include both constant torque and field-weakening operations in the evaluation of the machine performance metrics. In contrast with the common practice, which aims at enhancing the rated performance, the entire range of operation is considered in the present design optimization method. Practical operational constraints imposed by the voltage and current limits of the motor-drive system, excessive PM demagnetization, and torque ripple are accounted for during the optimization process. The convergence to the optimal design solutions is expedited by utilizing a new stochastic optimizer. The developed design algorithm is applicable to any configuration of sinewave-drive PM and synchronous reluctance motors over any conceivable load profile. Its effectiveness is demonstrated by optimizing the well-established benchmark design represented by the Toyota Prius Gen. 2 interior PM motor configuration over a compound operating cycle consisting of common U.S. driving schedules. Multiphysics electromagnetic, thermal, and mechanical performance of the optimized design solutions is discussed in a postdesign optimization stage.
Recommended Citation
Fatemi, Alireza; Demerdash, Nabeel; Nehl, Thomas W.; and Ionel, Dan M., "Large-Scale Design Optimization of PM Machines Over a Target Operating Cycle" (2016). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 209.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/electric_fac/209
ADA Accessible Version
Comments
Accepted version. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 52, No. 5 (September-October 2016): 3772-3782. DOI. © 2016 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Used with permission.