On the effect of winding parallel paths in synchronous permanent magnet electric machine drives

Author

Ionel, Dan M. ; Brown, Ian P.

Author_Institution

A.O. Smith Coarp., Milwaukee, WI, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

9-12 May 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The described study involved interior permanent magnet (IPM) motors with distributed and concentrated (non-overlapping) stator windings. The machines were operated with sine-wave current-regulated power electronic drives. A coupled finite element model was used for the electromagnetic field and electric circuit analysis. Special instrumentation was employed for the measurement of 3D forces. It is shown that stator winding parallel paths can be very effective in reducing the effect of motor faults and asymmetries, such as rotor eccentricity.

Keywords

linear motors; machine windings; permanent magnet motors; power electronics; stators; synchronous motor drives; electric circuit analysis; electromagnetic field; interior permanent magnet motors; sine-wave current-regulated power electronic drives; stator windings; synchronous permanent magnet electric machine drives; winding parallel paths; Coupling circuits; Electric machines; Electromagnetic coupling; Finite element methods; Machine windings; Permanent magnet motors; Permanent magnets; Power electronics; Stator windings; Synchronous motors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC), 2010 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7059-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEFC.2010.5481311

Filename

5481311