Title :
Design and loss assessment of air cored axial flux permanent magnet machines
Author :
Winter, O. ; Kral, Christian ; Schmidt, Erich
Author_Institution :
Mobility Dept., AIT Austrian Inst. of Technol. GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
This paper focuses on different calculation methods of Joule losses in a winding and Halbach magnet arrays for air cored axial flux motors. The classical approach (I) for winding losses results in eddy current losses without proximity effect but with induced currents for the passing magnetic field. The second method (II) derives the frequency dependent resistance including skin and proximity effects to calculate the winding losses due to higher current harmonics generated by pulse width modulation (PWM) excitation. The calculation of eddy currents (III) induced by higher harmonics in the magnet array is used to evaluate two different assembly strategies concerning the joule losses within the magnets. Based on the results from these three methods, final design decisions were made. A full-scale prototype in-wheel hub motor was manufactured and measured to assess the chosen design.
Keywords :
eddy current losses; machine windings; permanent magnet motors; Halbach magnet array; Joule loss; PWM excitation; air cored axial flux motors; air-cored axial flux permanent magnet machines; assembly strategy; eddy current loss; frequency-dependent resistance; full-scale prototype in-wheel hub motor; loss assessment; magnetic field; proximity effect; pulse width modulation excitation; skin effect; winding loss; Current measurement; Eddy currents; Loss measurement; Magnetic cores; Torque; Windings; Wires; Halbach-array-based permanent-magnet motors; air cored; direct drive; electrical machines; finite element methods; permanent magnets;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4975-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4973-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMDC.2013.6556156