TY - GEN
T1 - Line-start axial-flux permanent-magnet synchronous motor
AU - Mahmoudi, Amin
AU - Kahourzade, Solmaz
AU - Uddin, Mohammad Nasir
AU - Rahim, Nasrudin Abd
AU - Hew, Wooi Ping
PY - 2013/12/31
Y1 - 2013/12/31
N2 - This paper presents the design process of a novel axial-flux permanent-magnet (AFPM) motor capable of auto-starting. The preliminary design is a slot-less double-sided solid-rotor line-start AFPM motor with 4 poles for high torque density and stable rotation. One spaced raised ring was added to the inner radii of the rotor disc for smooth line-start motor. The design allows the motor to operate at both starting and synchronous speeds. The basic equations for the solid ring of the rotor for the proposed axial-flux permanent-magnet motor are presented. Non-symmetry of the designed motor led to its 3D time-stepping finite element analysis (FEA), which is used to evaluate the design parameters and predict the transient performance. The designed motor was fabricated and tested; sample experimental result showed good agreement with those of FEA based simulated results. The prototype motor showed excellent characteristics (high starting torque, good synchronization), and excellent steady-state performance.
AB - This paper presents the design process of a novel axial-flux permanent-magnet (AFPM) motor capable of auto-starting. The preliminary design is a slot-less double-sided solid-rotor line-start AFPM motor with 4 poles for high torque density and stable rotation. One spaced raised ring was added to the inner radii of the rotor disc for smooth line-start motor. The design allows the motor to operate at both starting and synchronous speeds. The basic equations for the solid ring of the rotor for the proposed axial-flux permanent-magnet motor are presented. Non-symmetry of the designed motor led to its 3D time-stepping finite element analysis (FEA), which is used to evaluate the design parameters and predict the transient performance. The designed motor was fabricated and tested; sample experimental result showed good agreement with those of FEA based simulated results. The prototype motor showed excellent characteristics (high starting torque, good synchronization), and excellent steady-state performance.
KW - axial-flux permanent-magnet motor
KW - finite element analysis
KW - line-start
KW - solid-rotor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891064208&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ECCE.2013.6647121
DO - 10.1109/ECCE.2013.6647121
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84891064208
SN - 9781479903351
T3 - 2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2013
SP - 3210
EP - 3216
BT - 2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
T2 - 5th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exhibition, ECCE 2013
Y2 - 15 September 2013 through 19 September 2013
ER -