Title :
Design of axial flux PM motor for electric vehicle via a magnetic equivalent circuit
Author :
Mignot, Romain-Bernard ; Dubas, Frédéric ; Espanet, Christophe ; Chamagne, Didier
Author_Institution :
Phenix-Int., Gray, France
Abstract :
The TRAX project aims at developing a generation of electric motors (7.5 to 15 kW) for the automotive power trains. The vehicles covered are “all electric” without gearbox in the range of heavy quadricycle. The two objectives of this project are to: i) design an innovative axial flux PM motor (AFPMM) and industrially feasible in series, ii) use an analytical model (AM) based on reluctances networks (i.e., the magnetic equivalent circuit) in order to design an optimal electric motor. The electromagnetic design by AM has enabled us to achieve a first prototype of AFPMM. The analytical results are compared to those experimentally obtained.
Keywords :
automotive electronics; electric vehicles; electromagnetic devices; equivalent circuits; magnetic flux; permanent magnet motors; AFPMM; TRAX project; analytical model; automotive power train; axial flux PM motor; electric vehicle; electromagnetic design; magnetic equivalent circuit; optimal electric motor design; quadricycle; reluctance network; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic flux; Rotors; Saturation magnetization; Stator windings; Torque; Analytical Model; Axial Flux; Design; Experimental Validations; Motor; Prototype;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Energies and Vehicular Technology (REVET), 2012 First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hammamet
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1168-7
DOI :
10.1109/REVET.2012.6195273
