Electromagnetic Performance Evaluation of an Outer-Rotor Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Motor Based on Electrical-Thermal Two-Way Coupling Method

Zhengming Shu, Xiaoyong Zhu, Li Quan, Yi Du and Chang Liu
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Zhengming Shu: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Xiaoyong Zhu: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Li Quan: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Yi Du: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Chang Liu: School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: Flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motors have gained increasing attention in electric vehicles (EVs) applications due to the advantages of high power density and high efficiency. However, the heat sources of both permanent magnet (PM) and armature winding are located on the limited stator space in the FSPM motors, which may result in the PM overheating and irreversible demagnetization caused by temperature rise, and it is often ignored in the conventional thermal analysis. In this paper, a new electrical-thermal two-way coupling design method is proposed to analyze the electromagnetic performances, where the change of PM material characteristics under different temperatures is taken into consideration. First, the motor topology and design equations are introduced. Second, the demagnetization curves of PM materials under different temperatures are modeled due to PM materials are sensitive to the temperature. Based on the electrical-thermal two-way coupling method, the motor performances are evaluated in detail, such as the load PM flux linkage and output torque. The motor is then optimized, and the electromagnetic performances between initial and improved motors are compared. Finally, a prototype motor is manufactured, and the results are validated by experimental measurements.

Keywords: electrical-thermal two-way coupling; flux-switching permanent magnet motor; thermal analysis; permanent magnet material characteristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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