Eccentricity Fault Modeling and Diagnosing of PMSM Using the Magnetic Equivalent Circuit Model

This paper introduces the modeling and fault diagnosis of rotor eccentricities of permanent magnetic synchronous machine (PMSM). The modeling of machine in healthy and fault condition have been proposed based on magnetic equivalent circuit (MEC). Nevertheless, the research methods of diagnosis and modeling are common, this paper tends to provide a fast computation and more detailed model with reasonable degree of accuracy. Firstly, the MEC modeling of PMSM in the electric and magnetic fields are introduced and next, the different fault conditions are carried out. Also to consider the eccentricity fault of an interior mounted PMSM, a methodology based on MEC is proposed. The accuracy of this model will be verified by comparing with identical results obtained by finite element method (FEM).