Performance and cost comparison of PM BLDC motors for ceiling fan

Author

Saxena, Anchal

Author_Institution

Global R&D, Crompton Greaves Ltd., Mumbai, India

fYear

2014

fDate

16-19 Dec. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative study of performance and cost of three phase permanent magnet brushless DC (PM BLDC) motor for ceiling fan using bonded NdFeB and ferrite magnets. PM BLDC motors are designed for an output power of 22W. The output power is calculated by measuring the blade characteristic of the fan. Weight & cost of active materials in both designs are compared. It is shown that even though weight of ferrite motor is approximately 1.47 times that of bonded NdFeB motor, but overall cost of the motor is only 77.8% that of bonded NdFeB motor. Also, it is possible to achieve comparable efficiency using ferrite magnets.

Keywords

blades; brushless DC motors; domestic appliances; fans; ferrites; iron compounds; neodymium compounds; permanent magnet motors; NdFeB; PM BLDC motor; active material; blade characteristic; ceiling fan; cost comparison; ferrite magnet; ferrite motor; power 22 W; three phase permanent magnet brushless DC; Brushless DC motors; Ferrites; Induction motors; Magnetic flux; Permanent magnet motors; NdFeB; PM BLDC; blade characteristic; brushless motor; ceiling fan; ferrite; permanent magnet motor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2014 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Mumbai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6372-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDES.2014.7042082

Filename

7042082