Analytical Optimal Design of a Two-Phase Axial-Gap Transverse Flux Motor

Víctor Ballestín-Bernad, Jesús Sergio Artal-Sevil and José Antonio Domínguez-Navarro
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Víctor Ballestín-Bernad: Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza, C/María de Luna, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
Jesús Sergio Artal-Sevil: Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza, C/María de Luna, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
José Antonio Domínguez-Navarro: Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza, C/María de Luna, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: Transverse flux motors (TFMs) are being investigated to be used in vehicle traction applications due to their high torque density. In this paper, a two-phase axial-gap transverse flux motor is designed for an electric scooter, proposing a novel analytical design method. First, the dimensioning equations of the motor are obtained based on the vehicle requirements, and the stationary dq model is calculated. Then, the motor is optimized using a multiobjective genetic algorithm, and finally a 3D-FEM verification is made. Both the motor structure and the design method aim to have a low complexity, in order to favor the sizing and manufacturing processes through a low computation time and simple core shapes. This approach has not yet been explored in axial-gap TFMs.

Keywords: transverse flux motor; vehicle traction; analytical design; multiobjective genetic algorithm; finite element method (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: 2021
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