A Fractional Slot Axial Flux PM Direct Drive

Author

Cancelliere, P. ; Colli, V. Delli ; Marignetti, F. ; Scarano, M. ; Boldea, I. ; Topor, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Autom., Cassino Univ.

fYear

2005

fDate

15-15 May 2005

Firstpage

689

Lastpage

695

Abstract

The paper deals with an axial-flux PM synchronous motor (AFPMSM) for a direct wheel drive. Its main feature is the armature winding of the fractional slots type. The choice of a concentrated non-overlapping winding allows a large number of pole pairs to be designed. The paper is aimed at emphasizing the special features of the whole motor drive. Therefore, both machine and control design aspects are targeted. Encoder-less operation of the drive is particularly critical. A vector control scheme is illustrated. A sliding-mode rotor flux estimation scheme is investigated. Its performances are experimentally compared to the encoder operation

Keywords

machine vector control; magnetic flux; permanent magnet motors; road vehicles; rotors; synchronous motor drives; variable structure systems; armature winding; axial flux PM direct drive; concentrated nonoverlapping winding; direct wheel drive; fractional slot; sliding-mode rotor flux estimation scheme; vector control scheme; Coils; Frequency; Internal combustion engines; Machine vector control; Machine windings; Motor drives; Sensorless control; Shape; Synchronous motors; Wheels;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Machines and Drives, 2005 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8987-5

Electronic_ISBN

0-7803-8988-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMDC.2005.195798

Filename

1531416