3-D time-stepping analysis of induction motor by new equivalent magnetic circuit network method

Author

Hur, Jin ; Toliyat, Hamid A. ; Hong, Jung-Pyo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

37

Issue

5

fYear

2001

fDate

9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3225

Lastpage

3228

Abstract

A new time-stepping 3-D analysis method for analyzing induction motors is proposed. The method can analyze induction motor with faster computation time and less memory requirement than conventional numerical methods by using only scalar potential. The analysis model is divided into hexahedral elements and then an equivalent magnetic network is constructed by connecting the node of each element center. Also, the MMF by induced current combines passive source into the network. From comparisons between the results of analysis and experiments, it is verified that the proposed method can estimate the torque, harmonic field, etc. versus time with good accuracy

Keywords

current density; eddy currents; electric machine analysis computing; equivalent circuits; induction motors; magnetic circuits; mesh generation; torque; transient analysis; 3D time-stepping analysis; FEA; eddy currents; equivalent magnetic circuit network method; faster computation time; harmonic field; hexahedral elements; induced current density; induction motor; less memory requirement; magnetomotive force; mesh shape; passive source; scalar potential; torque; transient analysis; Design engineering; Eddy currents; Equivalent circuits; Induction motors; Joining processes; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic flux; Magnetostatics; Transient analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.952582

Filename

952582