Influence of Manufacturing and Assembly Defects and the Quality of Materials on the Performance of an Axial-Flux Switched Reluctance Machine

Pere Andrada, Balduí Blanqué, Eusebi Martínez, José Ignacio Perat, José Antonio Sánchez and Marcel Torrent
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Pere Andrada: GAECE (Grup d’Accionaments Elèctrics amb Commutació Electrònica), Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC BARCELONATECH. EPSEVG, Víctor Balaguer 1, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
Balduí Blanqué: GAECE (Grup d’Accionaments Elèctrics amb Commutació Electrònica), Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC BARCELONATECH. EPSEVG, Víctor Balaguer 1, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
Eusebi Martínez: GAECE (Grup d’Accionaments Elèctrics amb Commutació Electrònica), Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC BARCELONATECH. EPSEVG, Víctor Balaguer 1, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
José Ignacio Perat: GAECE (Grup d’Accionaments Elèctrics amb Commutació Electrònica), Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC BARCELONATECH. EPSEVG, Víctor Balaguer 1, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
José Antonio Sánchez: GAECE (Grup d’Accionaments Elèctrics amb Commutació Electrònica), Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC BARCELONATECH. EPSEVG, Víctor Balaguer 1, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
Marcel Torrent: GAECE (Grup d’Accionaments Elèctrics amb Commutació Electrònica), Department of Electrical Engineering (DEE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC BARCELONATECH. EPSEVG, Víctor Balaguer 1, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-12

Abstract: This paper investigated the influence of manufacturing and assembly defects and the quality of materials on the performance of an axial-flux switched reluctance machine (AFSRM). An AFSRM drive was designed and built for the in-wheel propulsion of an electric scooter. The motor was tested according to the standard IEC 60349-Part 1, but the obtained results were below the expected result. The causes of the discrepancy between the simulated and experimental results were analyzed. After an exhaustive study, manufacturing and assembly deficiencies and the quality of materials were identified as the main causes of the mentioned discrepancies. Static torque was used to assess the impact of the different causes in these discrepancies. Finally, some recommendations are proposed to improve the construction of this kind of machine.

Keywords: axial-flux switched reluctance motor; switched reluctance motor drive; assembly defects; modular construction; soft magnetic composites (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: 2019
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