• DocumentCode
    1078465
  • Title

    Analytical Solution for Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in a Slotless Permanent-Magnet Motor: The Case of Current Sheet Excitation

  • Author

    Markovic, Miroslav ; Perriard, Yves

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Polytech. Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    386
  • Lastpage
    393
  • Abstract
    We present an analytical solution for the magnetic field, induced eddy currents, and the corresponding losses generated in the rotor of a slotless permanent-magnet (PM) motor. The field excitation is a current sheet placed at the stator interior surface. The solution is based on an analytical solution of the diffusion equation using double Fourier series and in the complex domain. The first and the second Fourier series correspond to the time and space harmonics, respectively. We have analyzed the effect of each time harmonic in detail, and verified the results with FEM software.
  • Keywords
    Fourier series; eddy current losses; finite element analysis; harmonics; permanent magnet motors; rotors; stators; FEM software; diffusion equation; double Fourier series; field excitation; finite-element method; rotor; rotor eddy-current losses; slotless permanent-magnet motor; space harmonics; stator interior surface; time harmonics; Eddy currents; modulation; permanent magnet;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2007.914620
  • Filename
    4455705