Simple and Accurate Computation of Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines Accounting for Magnet Circumferential Segmentation

Extensive literature has been produced on the investigation of eddy current losses in Surface-mounted Permanent Magnet (SPM) electric machines in presence of circumferential segmentation by analytical solution of two-dimensional (2D) models. What is missing in the present literature and constitutes...

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Main Authors: Cesare Ciriani, Hamid Ali Khan, Kirols Mansour, Matteo Olivo, Alberto Tessarolo
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10460544/
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author Cesare Ciriani
Hamid Ali Khan
Kirols Mansour
Matteo Olivo
Alberto Tessarolo
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Kirols Mansour
Matteo Olivo
Alberto Tessarolo
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description Extensive literature has been produced on the investigation of eddy current losses in Surface-mounted Permanent Magnet (SPM) electric machines in presence of circumferential segmentation by analytical solution of two-dimensional (2D) models. What is missing in the present literature and constitutes the aim of this paper is a simple but accurate procedure enabling the designer to quickly and easily estimate the impact of circumferential segmentation on permanent-magnet loss reduction. The problem is hereinafter addressed in two stages: first the Helmholtz equation is solved in the permanent magnet region neglecting segmentation; then suitable gauge fixing terms are added to the vector potential and eddy current field solutions to account for segmentation. Unlike existing approaches, the method leads to manageable formulas whose accuracy is extensively assessed against finite element simulations on an example SPM machine equipped with a fractional-slot concentrated winding. Furthermore, simple practical rules are derived and validated regarding the impact of magnet segmentation on permanent-magnet losses caused by air-gap magnetic field space harmonics of different orders.
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spelling doaj.art-e032d274240d4002bcd78adb3a41a18e2024-03-26T17:45:25ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112368103682410.1109/ACCESS.2024.337421410460544Simple and Accurate Computation of Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines Accounting for Magnet Circumferential SegmentationCesare Ciriani0Hamid Ali Khan1Kirols Mansour2Matteo Olivo3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-0709Alberto Tessarolo4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7667-5552Engineering and Architecture Department, University of Trieste, Trieste, ItalyEngineering and Architecture Department, University of Trieste, Trieste, ItalyEngineering and Architecture Department, University of Trieste, Trieste, ItalyEngineering and Architecture Department, University of Trieste, Trieste, ItalyEngineering and Architecture Department, University of Trieste, Trieste, ItalyExtensive literature has been produced on the investigation of eddy current losses in Surface-mounted Permanent Magnet (SPM) electric machines in presence of circumferential segmentation by analytical solution of two-dimensional (2D) models. What is missing in the present literature and constitutes the aim of this paper is a simple but accurate procedure enabling the designer to quickly and easily estimate the impact of circumferential segmentation on permanent-magnet loss reduction. The problem is hereinafter addressed in two stages: first the Helmholtz equation is solved in the permanent magnet region neglecting segmentation; then suitable gauge fixing terms are added to the vector potential and eddy current field solutions to account for segmentation. Unlike existing approaches, the method leads to manageable formulas whose accuracy is extensively assessed against finite element simulations on an example SPM machine equipped with a fractional-slot concentrated winding. Furthermore, simple practical rules are derived and validated regarding the impact of magnet segmentation on permanent-magnet losses caused by air-gap magnetic field space harmonics of different orders.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10460544/Eddy currentselectric machineslossespermanent magnetsSPM machines
spellingShingle Cesare Ciriani
Hamid Ali Khan
Kirols Mansour
Matteo Olivo
Alberto Tessarolo
Simple and Accurate Computation of Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines Accounting for Magnet Circumferential Segmentation
IEEE Access
Eddy currents
electric machines
losses
permanent magnets
SPM machines
title Simple and Accurate Computation of Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines Accounting for Magnet Circumferential Segmentation
title_full Simple and Accurate Computation of Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines Accounting for Magnet Circumferential Segmentation
title_fullStr Simple and Accurate Computation of Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines Accounting for Magnet Circumferential Segmentation
title_full_unstemmed Simple and Accurate Computation of Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines Accounting for Magnet Circumferential Segmentation
title_short Simple and Accurate Computation of Rotor Eddy-Current Losses in Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machines Accounting for Magnet Circumferential Segmentation
title_sort simple and accurate computation of rotor eddy current losses in surface mounted permanent magnet machines accounting for magnet circumferential segmentation
topic Eddy currents
electric machines
losses
permanent magnets
SPM machines
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10460544/
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