Magnetic Performance of Eddy Current Suppressing Structures in Additive Manufacturing

Additively manufactured soft-magnetic components are inherently bulky leading to significant eddy current losses when applied to electrical machines. Prior works have addressed this issue by implementing structures based on the Hilbert space-filling curve which include eddy current suppressing gaps,...

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Main Authors: Carsten Klein, Christopher May, Matthias Nienhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/13/3/94
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Summary:Additively manufactured soft-magnetic components are inherently bulky leading to significant eddy current losses when applied to electrical machines. Prior works have addressed this issue by implementing structures based on the Hilbert space-filling curve which include eddy current suppressing gaps, thereby reducing the fill factor of the soft-magnetic component. The present research aims at investigating a number of space-filling curves in addition to sheets in order to find the optimal eddy current suppressing structure from an electromagnetic point of view. By means of both analysis and finite-element simulation, it was shown that sheets are superior at minimizing eddy current losses while space-filling curves excel at maximizing the fill factor.
ISSN:2076-0825