Title :
Modeling and design of tubular linear electric drives
Author :
Howard, Ross A. ; Xiao, Yimin ; Pekarek, Steven D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
In this research, tools for the design of air-core tubular linear electric drives are established. The tools include numerical techniques to efficiently calculate coil inductance and magnet/coil coupling for arbitrary turn placement. In addition, the structure of the state model of the system is tailored to facilitate rapid computation enabling comprehensive design optimization. The tools are highlighted in the design of an energy harvest system that consists of a machine, a diode rectifier, and a capacitive energy storage device. Comparison with hardware measurements are used for validation.
Keywords :
capacitor storage; coils; diodes; electric drives; energy harvesting; inductance; linear machines; numerical analysis; rectifiers; air-core tubular linear electric drive design; capacitive energy storage device; coil inductance; design optimization; diode rectifier; energy harvest system design; magnet-coil coupling; numerical techniques; state model; Atmospheric modeling; Coils; Couplings; Geometry; Inductance; Magnetic domains; Magnetic flux;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2012 Twenty-Seventh Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1215-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1214-2
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2012.6166181
