Design and Analysis of a Low Torque Ripple Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine for Flywheel Energy Storage Systems

Yubo Sun (), Zhenghui Zhao and Qian Zhang
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Yubo Sun: Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Zhenghui Zhao: School of Electrical Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Qian Zhang: School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 24, 1-15

Abstract: Flywheel energy storage systems (FESS) are technologies that use a rotating flywheel to store and release energy. Permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs) are commonly used in FESS due to their high torque and power densities. One of the critical requirements for PMSMs in FESS is low torque ripple. Therefore, a PMSM with eccentric permanent magnets is proposed and analyzed in this article to reduce torque ripple. Cogging torque, a significant contributor to torque ripple, is investigated by a combination of finite element analysis and the analytical method. An integer-slot distribution winding structure is adopted to reduce vibration and noise. Moreover, the effects of eccentric permanent magnets and harmonic injection on the cogging torque are analyzed and compared. In addition, the electromagnetic performance is analyzed, and the torque ripple is found to be 3.1%. Finally, a prototype is built and tested, yielding a torque ripple of 3.9%, to verify the theoretical analysis.

Keywords: eccentric permanent magnet; flywheel energy storage system; harmonic injection; low torque ripple; permanent magnet synchronous machine (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: 2024
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