Calculation of Magnet Losses in Concentrated-Winding Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machines Using a Computationally Efficient Finite-Element Method

Authors

Peng Zhang, Marquette UniversityFollow
Gennadi Y. Sizov, Marquette UniversityFollow
Jiangbiao He, Marquette UniversityFollow
Dan M. Ionel, University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeFollow
Nabeel Demerdash, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

9 p.

Publication Date

11-2013

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Source Publication

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Source ISSN

0093-9994

Abstract

The proposed hybrid method combines computationally efficient finite-element analysis (CE-FEA) with a new analytical formulation for eddy-current losses in the permanent magnets (PMs) of sine-wave current-regulated brushless synchronous motors. The CE-FEA only employs a reduced set of magnetostatic solutions yielding substantial reductions in the computational time, as compared with the conventional FEA. The 3-D end effects and the effect of pulsewidth-modulation switching harmonics are incorporated in the analytical calculations. The algorithms are applied to two fractional-slot concentrated-winding interior PM motors with different circumferential and axial PM block segmentation arrangements. The method is validated against 2-D and 3-D time-stepping FEA.

Comments

Accepted version. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 49, No. 6 (November-December 2013): 2524-2532. DOI. © 2013 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Zhang, Peng; Sizov, Gennadi Y.; He, Jiangbiao; Ionel, Dan M.; and Demerdash, Nabeel, "Calculation of Magnet Losses in Concentrated-Winding Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machines Using a Computationally Efficient Finite-Element Method" (2013). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 204.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/electric_fac/204