This paper overviews advances on permanent magnet(PM) brushless machines over last 30 years,with particular reference to new and novel machine topologies.These include current states and trends for surface-mounted and...This paper overviews advances on permanent magnet(PM) brushless machines over last 30 years,with particular reference to new and novel machine topologies.These include current states and trends for surface-mounted and interior PM machines,electrically and mechanically adjusted variable flux PM machines including memory machine,hybrid PM machines which uniquely integrate PM technology into induction machines,switched and synchronous reluctance machines and wound field machines,Halbach PM machines,dual-rotor PM machines,and magnetically geared PM machines,etc.The paper highlights their features and applications to various market sectors.展开更多
Air-gap magnetic field modulation has been widely observed in electric machines.In this study,we present an analytical analysis and performance characterization of brushless doubly fed induction machines(BDFIMs)fed by...Air-gap magnetic field modulation has been widely observed in electric machines.In this study,we present an analytical analysis and performance characterization of brushless doubly fed induction machines(BDFIMs)fed by two independent converters from the perspective of air-gap field modulation.The spiral-loop winding is studied in detail as an example to show the generalized workflow that can also be used to analyze other short-circuited rotor winding types,such as nested-loop and multiphase double-layer windings.Magnetic field conversion factors are introduced to characterize the modulation behavior of special rotor windings and facilitate their comparison in terms of cross-coupling capability,average torque,and harmonic content of the air-gap flux density waveforms.The stator magnetomotive force(MMF),rotor MMF,and resultant air-gap MMF are considered,based on which the closed-form inductance formulas are derived,and the torque equation is obtained along with the optimal current angle for maximum torque operation by using the virtual work principle.The design equations are then developed for the initial sizing and geometry scaling of the BDFIMs.Transient finite element analysis and experimental measurements are performed to validate the analysis.展开更多
基金the financial support by the Engineering and Physics Science Research Council,UK,Ref.EP/F016506/1
文摘This paper overviews advances on permanent magnet(PM) brushless machines over last 30 years,with particular reference to new and novel machine topologies.These include current states and trends for surface-mounted and interior PM machines,electrically and mechanically adjusted variable flux PM machines including memory machine,hybrid PM machines which uniquely integrate PM technology into induction machines,switched and synchronous reluctance machines and wound field machines,Halbach PM machines,dual-rotor PM machines,and magnetically geared PM machines,etc.The paper highlights their features and applications to various market sectors.
文摘Air-gap magnetic field modulation has been widely observed in electric machines.In this study,we present an analytical analysis and performance characterization of brushless doubly fed induction machines(BDFIMs)fed by two independent converters from the perspective of air-gap field modulation.The spiral-loop winding is studied in detail as an example to show the generalized workflow that can also be used to analyze other short-circuited rotor winding types,such as nested-loop and multiphase double-layer windings.Magnetic field conversion factors are introduced to characterize the modulation behavior of special rotor windings and facilitate their comparison in terms of cross-coupling capability,average torque,and harmonic content of the air-gap flux density waveforms.The stator magnetomotive force(MMF),rotor MMF,and resultant air-gap MMF are considered,based on which the closed-form inductance formulas are derived,and the torque equation is obtained along with the optimal current angle for maximum torque operation by using the virtual work principle.The design equations are then developed for the initial sizing and geometry scaling of the BDFIMs.Transient finite element analysis and experimental measurements are performed to validate the analysis.
