Computer aided models for the characterization of synchronous reluctance motor drive systems

Author

Arkadan, A.A. ; Russell, A.A. ; Isaac, F.N. ; El-Antably, A. ; Demerdash, N.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI, USA

fYear

1997

Abstract

A computer aided model is used to predict the performance characteristics of synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) drives. The approach indirectly couples a two dimensional (2D) nonlinear finite element (FE) model, which accounts for magnetic saturation and space harmonics, to a time variant state space model describing the SynRM drive system. The effects of various modes of excitation on the axially laminated anisotropic (ALA) rotor synchronous reluctance motor drive system performance characteristics are studied. The simulation results are also validated by comparison to test data of a prototype ALA rotor SynRM drive system

Keywords

electric machine analysis computing; finite element analysis; machine theory; reluctance motor drives; rotors; state-space methods; 2-D nonlinear FEM; axially laminated anisotropic rotor; computer simulation; excitation; magnetic saturation; performance characteristics; reluctance motor drive; space harmonics; time variant state-space model; Couplings; Drives; Finite element methods; Magnetic anisotropy; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Predictive models; Reluctance motors; Rotors; Saturation magnetization; State-space methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Machines and Drives Conference Record, 1997. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Milwaukee, WI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3946-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMDC.1997.604284

Filename

604284