Title :
Nonlinear magnetic circuit model of a linear variable reluctance motor
Author :
Chayopitak, Nattapon ; Taylor, David G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The objective of this paper is to model a linear variable reluctance motor using nonlinear magnetic circuit techniques, in order to account for material saturation and mutual coupling. The magnetic circuit approach has the advantages of simplicity and computational efficiency, so it is well suited for rapid performance evaluation at the initial design stage. The accuracy of the magnetic circuit model is directly compared with results from finite element analysis.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; magnetic circuits; reluctance motors; computational efficiency; finite element analysis; linear variable reluctance motor; material saturation; mutual coupling; nonlinear magnetic circuit model; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic flux; Magnetic materials; Magnetostatics; Nonlinear magnetics; Reluctance motors; Saturation magnetization; Steel; Teeth;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8281-1
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.2004.1295642
