A general approach to sizing and power density equations for comparison of electrical machines

Author

Huang, Surong ; Luo, Jian ; Leonardi, Franco ; Lipo, Thomas A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

6-10 Oct 1996

Firstpage

836

Abstract

Based on the concept of power converter-fed machines (CFMs), an optimal machine design can be considered as the best match of the machine topology, the power electronic converter and the performance specification. To compare the power production potential of machines with various topologies with different waveforms of back EMF and current, a general purpose sizing equation and power density equation are needed to compare the main dimensions and power of such machines. In this paper, a general approach is presented to develop and to discuss these equations. Sample applications of the sizing and power density equations are utilized to compare the induction machine and the doubly-salient permanent magnet machine

Keywords

AC machines; design engineering; machine theory; optimisation; power convertors; AC machine sizing equation; back EMF waveform; current waveform; doubly-salient permanent magnet machine; induction machine; machine topology; optimal machine design; performance specification; power converter-fed machines; power density equation; power electronic converter; power production potential; Circuit topology; Design optimization; Differential equations; Drives; Induction machines; Iron; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Production;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 1996. Thirty-First IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '96., Conference Record of the 1996 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3544-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1996.560181

Filename

560181