Mesh-Based 3D MEC Modeling of a Novel Hybrid Claw Pole Generator

Yu Cao, Chuang Liu and Junyue Yu
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Yu Cao: College of Automation Engineering, Ming Palace Campus, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
Chuang Liu: College of Automation Engineering, Ming Palace Campus, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
Junyue Yu: College of Automation Engineering, Ming Palace Campus, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: A brushless parallel hybrid excitation claw pole generator (HECPG) is proposed for electric vehicle (EV) application. Permanent magnet (PM) excitation method can reduce the volume of the machine and improve the power density and efficiency. Moreover, the voltage regulation can be ensured by field excitation. The flux path of the proposed HECPG is complex, and it will take a long time for 3D finite element analysis (FEA) to process it. To reduce simulation time, the mathematical model of the generator is given by a mesh-based 3D magnet equivalent circuit (MEC) network method considering radial and axial flux, magnetic saturation, and magnetic flux leakage. The performance of the generator is analyzed by FEA and prototype experiment. Finally, the results of 3D MEC, FEA, and experiment are compared. There is little difference between the three results, so 3D MEC can ensure the accuracy and significantly reduce the simulation time. The efficiency of the proposed HECPG is 90%, and the DC-Bus voltage can be modulated by changing the amplitude of field current.

Keywords: claw pole generator (CPG); hybrid excitation (HE); magnet equivalent circuit (MEC); permanent magnet (PM) (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: 2022
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