Magnet arrays for synchronous machines

Author

Trumper, David L. ; Williams, Mark E. ; Nguyen, Tiep H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., North Carolina Univ., Charlotte, NC, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

2-8 Oct 1993

Firstpage

9

Abstract

The authors demonstrate that the Halbach array is highly applicable for magnetic excitation in synchronous machines. To this end, they present the geometry of Halbach arrays in Cartesian, polar, and cylindrical coordinates. They also present the design of a Cartesian linear motor which has been optimized for use in conjunction with a class of high-precision magnetic suspension stages for photolithography. They give analytical solutions for this motor´s fields, forces, commutation structure, and power dissipation. Results for the power-optimum thickness of the stator windings are obtained. It is suggested that an equivalent Halbach geometry electromagnet may find utility in areas such as magnetically levitated trains

Keywords

commutation; design engineering; electromagnets; exciters; linear motors; machine theory; stators; synchronous motors; Cartesian coordinates; EM fields; Halbach array; commutation; cylindrical coordinates; design; electromagnet; forces; geometry; linear motor; machine theory; maglev; magnetic excitation; magnetic suspension; photolithography; polar coordinates; power dissipation; power-optimum thickness; stator windings; synchronous machines; trains; Commutation; Design optimization; Geometry; Lithography; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic levitation; Power dissipation; Stator windings; Synchronous machines; Synchronous motors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1462-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1993.298897

Filename

298897