Title :
Investigation of rotor eddy current losses in fractional slot PM machines with solid rotor back-iron
Author :
Ugalde, G. ; Zhu, Z.Q. ; Poza, J. ; Gonzalez, A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Mondragon, Mondragon, Spain
Abstract :
This work deals with the computation and analysis of the eddy current losses in fractional slot permanent magnet machines with solid back iron. Losses in the magnets and back iron are calculated for different combinations of slots and pole pairs by finite element simulations. From the comparison of the losses, how the losses change with respect to the combination is studied.
Keywords :
eddy current losses; finite element analysis; iron; permanent magnet machines; rotors; finite element simulation; fractional slot PM machine; fractional slot permanent magnet machine; rotor eddy current losses; slot-pole pair; solid rotor back-iron; Harmonic analysis; Iron; Magnetic losses; Permanent magnets; Rotors; Steel; Windings;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1044-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICEMS.2011.6073608
