Design and Experiments of Two Glued Axially-Laminated Synchronous Reluctance Permanent Magnetic Motors

Two axially-laminated glued axially-laminated synchronous reluctance permanent magnetic (SR-PM) motors are designed and tested. Compared to general axially-laminated synchronous reluctance (SR) motors, the steel bracket is replaced with iron lamination for reduction of iron loss in rotor. The axially-laminated iron and magnet are glued on the bracket with high strength cement with the help of special clamping device. Then the rotor is grinded to the cylinder and a stainless steel rotor sleeve is added to enhance the strength. The design flow starts with initial sizes trade-off and static performance analysis followed by high speed performance validation and dynamic operation simulations. The electromagnetic parameters measurement, no-load and load test are carried out on test bed to verify the design. The comparison of these two sample motors are given for future design reference. It can be concluded that very poor max energy product PM material is not a good choice for application that requires high power density