Title : 
A saturating lumped-parameter model for an interior PM synchronous machine
         
        
            Author : 
Lovelace, Edward C. ; Jahns, Thomas M. ; Lang, Jeffrey H.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
SatCon Technol. Corp., Cambridge, MA, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper presents a lumped-parameter magnetic model for an interior permanent-magnet synchronous machine. The model accounts for the effects of saturation through a nonlinear reluctance-element network used to estimate the q-axis inductance. The magnetic model is used to calculate inductance and torque in the presence of saturation. Furthermore, these calculations are compared to those from finite-element analysis with good agreement
         
        
            Keywords : 
inductance; lumped parameter networks; machine theory; magnetic circuits; permanent magnet machines; synchronous machines; electromagnetic model; finite-element analysis; inductance predictions; interior permanent-magnet synchronous machine; magnetic circuit analysis; magnetic model; nonlinear reluctance-element network; optimization; q-axis inductance estimation; saturating lumped-parameter model; saturation effects; starter; torque predictions; Costs; Electric machines; Inductance; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic flux; Magnets; Saturation magnetization; Synchronous machines; Torque;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TIA.2002.1003413