Title :
Assessment of Losses in a Brushless Doubly-Fed Reluctance Machine
Author :
Scian, Ilario ; Dorrell, David G. ; Holik, Piotr J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ.
Abstract :
This paper investigates the iron losses that occur in a brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine. This is a novel machine that is still being researched. It is found that the iron losses are quite high when using an axially-laminated rotor (as often used in a synchronous reluctance machine) in this application. Simulations are carried out using finite element analysis and the level of rotor eddy-current loss verified with experimental tests
Keywords :
brushless machines; eddy current losses; finite element analysis; reluctance machines; rotors; axially-laminated rotor; brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine; eddy-current loss; finite element analysis; iron loss; synchronous reluctance machine; Couplings; Finite element methods; Frequency; Induction generators; Iron; Lamination; Reluctance machines; Rotors; Stator windings; Testing; Brushless doubly-fed reluctance machine; iron losses;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.879068
