The Impact of Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology on Electrical Machine Design: A Review

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Source Publication

2025 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD)

Source ISSN

979-8-3315-2075-5

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1109/WEMDCD61816.2025.11014193

Abstract

This paper aims to provide an overview of additive manufacturing (AM) and its impact on electrical machine design. In recent years, advancements in metal AM have resulted in revolutionary changes in electrical machine design. AM has become a key enabling technology in electrical machines; it offers design flexibility and freedom and helps the machine designer realize designs that have not been feasible using conventional manufacturing methods. It provides fast prototyping at a reduced cost. However, it is relatively new in the electrical machines design space, and the research community is still investigating methods and techniques to properly characterize and provide the necessary framework and tools to optimize designs using the freedom offered by AM. With the current trend towards electrification, specifically for demanding applications such as aviation, a drastic change of technology is needed, which is made possible through AM. This paper provides an overview of how AM impacts machine design and how electrical machine components can benefit from the technology.

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Published as part of the proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD). DOI.

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