Title :
Design and Test of an Axial Flux Permanent-Magnet Machine With Field Control Capability
Author :
González-Lopez, Delvis A. ; Tapia, Juan A. ; Wallace, Rogel ; Valenzuela, Anibal
Author_Institution :
Direct Drive Syst., Cerritos, CA
Abstract :
We designed and tested a new axial flux permanent-magnet machine (AFPM) with field weakening capability. This paper provides a summary of key design features, optimization, and test results of an AFPM prototype. The proposed field weakening method is based on the control of the d-axis component of the armature reaction flux. The paper focuses on the air-gap flux control capability of the topology.
Keywords :
air gaps; design engineering; machine control; machine testing; magnetic flux; permanent magnet machines; air-gap flux; armature reaction flux; axial flux permanent-magnet machine; field weakening; topology; Axial flux machine; field weakening; permanent-magnet machines;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2008.2000543
