• DocumentCode
    1000015
  • Title

    3D finite element analysis of automotive alternators under any load

  • Author

    Brauer, J.R. ; Zimmerlee, G.A. ; Bush, T.A. ; Sandel, R.J. ; Schultz, R.D.

  • Author_Institution
    CAD COMP Inc., Milwaukee, WI, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    500
  • Lastpage
    503
  • Abstract
    The electromagnetic performance of an automotive alternator is calculated under an arbitrary electrical load on its stator winding. The use of multipoint constraints on a three-dimensional finite-element model allows the stator current load to have any phase angle and magnitude and the rotor to have any position. The output voltage under an arbitrary load is calculated from analyses at ten rotor positions and is shown to agree closely with the measured voltage
  • Keywords
    alternators; finite element analysis; rotors; stators; 3D finite element analysis; FEA; arbitrary electrical load; automotive alternators; electromagnetic performance; magnitude; multipoint constraints; phase angle; rotor; stator winding; Alternators; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Boundary conditions; Finite element methods; Influenza; Position measurement; Rotors; Stator windings; Teeth; Tellurium; Voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.43966
  • Filename
    43966