Title :
A switched-reluctance motor for aerospace application
Author :
Villani, M. ; Tursini, Marco ; Fabri, G. ; Di Leonardo, Lino
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Inf. Eng. & Econ., Univ. of L´Aquila, L´Aquila, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents a five-phase switched reluctance motor designed to satisfy the requirements of flap actuators in medium size aircrafts. In normal operation the machine operates with two-phases conducting simultaneously but it is designed to satisfy the load specifications also with one or two phases faulted. The finite-element studies aiming to predict the faulty mode performance are presented. Experimental tests on the motor prototype are included, which confirm its capability to satisfy the planned degraded modes of operation.
Keywords :
actuators; aircraft; finite element analysis; reluctance motors; aerospace application; faulty mode performance; finite-element studies; five-phase switched reluctance motor; flap actuators; load specifications; medium size aircrafts; motor prototype; Inductance; Permanent magnet motors; Reluctance motors; Rotors; Stator windings; Torque; Aerospace; actuator; aircraft; design optimization; electric motor; fault-tolerant; finite element analysis; multi-phase; switched-reluctance;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines (ICEM), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
DOI :
10.1109/ICELMACH.2014.6960470
