A new method to compute eddy current losses by the finite elements method

Author

Al-Din, M.S.N. ; Kader, A.F. ; Al-Samarai, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Technol., Baghdad, Iraq

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

5-9 Oct 1997

Firstpage

3

Abstract

A new method to compute eddy currents and their associated losses in permanent magnet synchronous machines is presented in this paper. The method is based on the evaluation of the time variation of the magnetic vector potential without having to solve a time variant Poisson equation. The time variation is simulated by a number of static solutions for different displacement angles between the stator and the rotor over one slot pitch interval. Then the time varying magnetic vector potential for each node and hence the eddy current density and its associated loss are obtained for each element. Results obtained by this technique are compared with a well established method and also with experimental results obtained from a canned high field permanent magnet synchronous motor. These results show a high degree of validity when compared with those obtained experimentally

Keywords

eddy current losses; finite element analysis; machine theory; permanent magnet motors; rotors; stators; synchronous generators; displacement angles; eddy current density; eddy current losses; finite elements method; high field permanent magnet synchronous motor; magnetic vector potential; permanent magnet synchronous machines; rotor; slot pitch interval; stator; time variation evaluation; time varying magnetic vector potential; Eddy currents; Finite element methods; Magnetic cores; Magnetic flux; Magnetic losses; Magnetic materials; Nonlinear distortion; Permanent magnet machines; Stator cores; Thermal stresses;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 1997. Thirty-Second IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '97., Conference Record of the 1997 IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4067-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1997.643000

Filename

643000