Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Language

eng

Format of Original

8 p.

Publication Date

9-15-2013

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Source Publication

2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)

Source ISSN

978-1-4799-0336-8

Abstract

In this paper, a robust parametric model of a brushless (BL) permanent magnet (PM) machine with fractional-slot concentrated windings (FSCW), which was developed for automated design optimization is presented. A computationally efficient-finite element analysis (CE-FEA) method was employed to estimate the dq-axes inductances, the induced voltage and torque ripple waveforms, and losses of the machine. A method for minimum effort calculation of the torque angle corresponding to the maximum torque per ampere (MTPA) load condition was developed. A differential evolution (DE) algorithm was implemented for the global design optimization with two concurrent objectives of minimum losses and minimum material cost. An engineering decision process based on the Pareto-optimal front for 3,500 candidate designs is presented together with discussions on the tradeoffs between cost and performance. One optimal design was finally selected, prototyped and tested.

Comments

Accepted version. Published as part of the proceedings of the conference, 2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2013: 2842-2849. DOI. © 2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Used with permission.

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