Robust Design Optimization of PM-SMC Motors for Six Sigma Quality Manufacturing

Author

Gang Lei ; Zhu, Jian G. ; Guo, Y. ; Hu, Jiang Feng ; Wei Xu ; Shao, K.R.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr., Univ. of Technol., Sydney, NSW, Australia

Volume

49

Issue

7

fYear

2013

fDate

Jul-13

Firstpage

3953

Lastpage

3956

Abstract

In our previous work, soft magnetic composite (SMC) material was employed to design cores for two kinds of permanent magnet (PM) motors, namely transverse flux machine (TFM) and claw pole motor. Compared with motors designed by traditional silicon steel sheets, these motors require 3D flux design with new material and new manufacturing method. Meanwhile, the performances of these motors highly depend on the material and manufacturing parameters besides structure parameters. Therefore, we present a robust design optimization method for high quality manufacturing of these PM-SMC motors to improve their industrial applications. Thereafter, from the design analysis of a PM-SMC TFM, it can be found that the proposed method can significantly improve the manufacturing quality and reliability of the motor, and reduce the manufacturing cost.

Keywords

magnetic flux; optimisation; permanent magnet motors; reliability; soft magnetic materials; steel; 3D flux design; PM-SMC TFM; PM-SMC motor; claw pole motor; industrial application; manufacturing cost reduction; motor reliability; permanent magnet motors; robust design optimization; silicon steel sheets; six sigma quality manufacturing method; soft magnetic composite material; transverse flux machine; Magnetic cores; Manufacturing; Materials; Optimization; Permanent magnet motors; Robustness; Synchronous motors; PM transverse flux machine; robust optimization; six sigma quality manufacturing; soft magnetic composite;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2013.2243123

Filename

6559325