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The aim of this paper is to design, analyze and optimize the “Multi-Stack Slotless Axial Flux Switching Permanent Magnet Machine”. In the design process, mathematical models are implemented, and the Finite Element Method (FEM) is performed to analyze the machine performances. The paper aims to minimize the occurrence of cogging torque and torque ripple in the multi-stack slotless stator AFPM machine. As a consequence, it reduces the vibrations in the machine and increases its life span. Multi-stack slotless stator AFPM machine with a right-angled trapezoid-shaped PM is proposed and comparison is done with conventional shape AFPM machine. In order to examine the performance of multi-stack slotless stator AFPM machine Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used. To further enhance the characteristics of the designed machine with the proposed right-angled PM shape, optimization is done by considering inner and outer pole pitch as the design variables. In optimization process, krigging method assigned with Latin Hyper-cube Sampling and a genetic algorithm (GA) is performed due to suitability with non-linear data. Then, finite element analysis by JMAG-Designer is performed to verify the results. It is determined that optimized model has achieved 65% reduction in torque ripples as compared with the conventional design. Hence, this work attempts to optimize the performance of the AFPM machine.

This paper presents performance improvement of dual stator axial-flux spoke type permanent magnet vernier machine (DSAFST-PMVM), which has the capability to generate high torque at a lower speed due to magnetic gearing effect. Flux focusing effect is created by means of dual stator single rotor topology with spoke type permanent magnets. It is best suitable for high-performance industrial applications such as servo motors, robot arms, wind power, electric vehicles, and elevator applications. A PM shape is proposed in this paper which has notches in such a way that it produces discrete skew effect which reduces the cogging torque and torque ripples. Optimization of magnet shape is done to make the optimized model more competitive than the proposed and basic models. Main parameters such as back emf, cogging torque, torque ripples, electromagnetic torque, VTHD, airgap flux densities, flux density distribution, power factor, and power of the machine are compared among the basic model, proposed model, and optimized models. The comparative analysis is done by using the time stepped 3D finite element method.

The research work proposes, Design and implementation of Solar power fed permanent magnet synchronous motor using improved DC-DC Converter and modified p-q theory based shunt active filter for reducing vibrations in drive for Industrial Applications. The Proposed research consists of both buck and boost converter, linking dc voltage unit and works in discontinuous conduction for boosting the battery life time. The improved converter provides multiple output capability using B4-inverter which reduces the cost of a proposed system considerably. In addition, for the reduction of harmonics in three phase system modified p-q module is enhanced. Comparing with the existing module, modified p-q module act as a triggering module for inverter to reduce harmonics in three phase systems and vibration across the motor, moreover the structured circuit would result in reduction of total harmonic distortion (THD), torque ripples, compact power switches, DC source reckoning and reduced starting current. The simulation of buck boost converter is considered, and its performance parameters were analyzed for different operating conditions. Thus, for industrial applications, the bidirectional converter and inverter fed permanent magnet synchronous motor drive is employed with the reduction in vibration, which is more efficient than conventional method. Here both simulation and experimental setup has been employed with a satisfying closed loop performance.

The main aim of this paper is to present a novel control approach of an induction machine (IM) using an improved space vector modulation based direct torque control (SVM-DTC) on the basis of imaginary swapping instant technique. The improved control strategy is presented to surmount the drawbacks of the classical direct torque control (DTC) and to enhance the dynamic performance of the induction motor. This method requires neither angle identification nor sector determination; the imaginary swapping instant vector is used to fix the effective period in which the power is transferred to the IM. Both the classical DTC method and the suggested adaptive DTC techniques have been carried out in MATLAB/SimulinkTM. Simulation results shows the effectiveness of the enhanced control strategy and demonstrate that torque and flux ripples are massively diminished compared to the conventional DTC (CDTC) which gives a better performance. Finally, the system will also be tested for its robustness against variations in the IM parameters.

This paper analyzes the harmonic characteristics of electromagnetic force (EMF) in Brushless Alternating Current (BLAC) motor for High Volume Low Speed (HVLS) fan application. Vibration and noise are one of the main crucial things in HVLS fan application. It comes from torque ripples which can be detected by harmonics of Electro Magnetic Force (EMF). Commonly, there are a few methods to eliminate the noise and vibrations issue, but most literatures only focus on small motor and not intended for HVLS fan application. Thus, the objective of this paper is to eliminate the harmonics content in EMF at early stage design. Through EMF harmonics the expected torque produced could be used to select proper slot-pole number in order to eliminate the noise and vibrations issue. In here, the analysis involves three different slot-pole numbers which are 18s/20p, 12s/10p and 9s/8p BLAC model, respectively. All models have similar volume of permanent magnet. The analysis is carried out using FLUX 2D Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for EMF computational and transient torque computation. Later, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis is used to calculate the harmonics of EMF. The analysis stage includes the EMF parameter analysis, harmonics and torque ripples analysis. It was found that 18s/20p has higher output torque with the lowest 5% torque ripple value. As a conclusion, this paper presents low torque ripple in point of view of the EMF characteristics in designing HVLS fan.

This paper presents a parallel analytical computation of synchronous reluctance machines. It is based on two different analytical models, which take into account the geometry, the winding configuration and the material used. Through such models, it is possible to accurately estimate the performance of the motor, in particular regarding the torque capability, the torque ripple, the efficiency, power factor and also the efficiency map in the torque/power vs speed plane. The models were tested against finite element analysis for three different operating conditions, proving to be quite accurate in a much shorter amount of time. © 2018 IEEE.

Computational study is carried out to develop a new duct with the purpose of improving the performance of a straight-bladed Darrieus hydroturbine. Though Darrieus turbine is very simple to construct, it has some disadvantages when compared to axial turbines. These are a lower power coefficient and a variation in the torque produced within the cycle leading to periodic loading on the components of the turbine. The main objective of the present study is to retain the simple design and fabrication procedure of Darrieus turbine while reducing the disadvantages. In this study, a new duct is developed, for a given turbine design, that reduces the variation in torque over a cycle by appropriately directing the flow upstream and downstream the turbine while increasing power conversion. At the operating point, which is at a tip-speed ratio of 2, use of a duct reduces the torque ripple by a factor of 4.15 and the power coefficient(C p)is increased to 0.63 from 0.40. By choosing the position of the turbine in the duct appropriately, it is shown that the torque ripple may be reduced by a factor of 6.37, at the expense of the power coefficient. And, a maximum C p=0.644 is observed when the turbine center coincided with the throat of the duct. Similarly, the effect of varying other parameters such as the convergence angle of the duct and its external shape on the performance of the turbine are studied through numerical simulation. It is seen that there exists an optimum value in each case. While varying the convergence angle of the duct it is observed that the maximum power coefficient and lowest torque ripple are obtained at the same value of duct half angle, equal to 27�. The dependence of the power coefficient and torque ripple on duct convergence angle is weak. The duct with straight external shape is observed to have best performance with a peak power coefficient of 0.72, while the convex external shape has a peak of only 0.51. The external shape is observed to have a negligible effect of the torque ripple factor. Significance of the emerging trends of parameters are discussed. � 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Permanent-magnet step motors offer several advantages such as high efficiency, high power density, high torque-to-inertia ratio, and excellent durability and serviceability, as well as the absence of external rotor excitation and windings. The nonuniformity in the developed torque due to the nonsinusoidal flux distribution in the airgap is, however, the major obstacle in achieving global high-precision position tracking. When the position reference profile is a periodic signal of known period, such an obstacle may be however overcome by using recent learning control techniques, which require neither high gains in the inner speed/position control loops nor resetting procedures. An experimental comparison of two different recently designed learning position controls (“adaptive” and “iterative”) is, for the first time, carried out with reference to the same low-speed robotic application. Benefits and drawbacks of the two learning approaches are analyzed in detail.

The high current ripple and torque ripple are the main drawbacks of the switched reluctance motor (SRM) since the nonlinearity and double saliency, which limits its applications. In order to eliminate the current variation and torque ripple, an optimized pulse width modulation (PWM) control is presented in this paper. The voltage ratio duty is able to be predicted precisely according to the information of the motor running parameter. Based on torque sharing functions (TSFs), the current profile is pre-computed and four regions are defined according to the reference current profiles. The three modes, excitation, demagnetization and freewheeling, are flexibly chosen according to the characteristic of the current profile. It is indicated that it is better than that of conventional PWM modulation in terms of current ripple and the current tracing performance is improved without increasing the switching frequency or changing the hysteresis band. The current ripple is defined as the peak-to-peak value dividing the average value and it is reduced by 40%. A comparison in terms of the torque ripple and copper loss is also carried out: the torque ripple is significantly reduced via the proposed scheme under both magnetic linear and saturation conditions. The torque ripple and copper loss are reduced by about 70% and 12%, respectively. The validity and effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is verified by simulation and experimental results.

Наличие пульсаций электромагнитного момента в электроприводе с синхронным реактивным двигателем независимого возбуждения (СРДНВ) объясняется протекающими во времени процессами коммутации токов в статорных обмотках. Максимальное значение пульсаций в разомкнутой схеме для шестифазного двигателя может достигать 20 % от развиваемого электромагнитного момента. Одним из наиболее удобных для анализа процессов в электроприводе с СРДНВ является метод обмоточных функций. Данный метод позволяет произвести расчет амплитуды пульсаций относительно среднего момента, развиваемого электродвигателем для различного числа фаз. Компромиссом с учетом стоимости электропривода, массогабаритных и энергетических показателей по результатам расчета явилась трапецеидальная форма тока при числе фаз, равном шести. При числе фаз, меньшем шести, амплитуда пульсаций значительно увеличивается, что недопустимо. С другой стороны, увеличение числа фаз ведет к увеличению габаритов полупроводникового преобразователя при незначительном снижении амплитуды пульсаций. Для снижения уровня пульсаций электромагнитного момента было рекомендовано создание и использование быстродействующих контуров регулирования тока (КРТ), а также применение гибкой положительной обратной связи по току при коммутации фазных токов. Такое решение позволило получить среднее значение момента, на 10 % большее, чем в системе без коррекции, и ощутимо снизить амплитуду пульсаций электромагнитного момента. Показана возможность эффективной работы электропривода с СРДНВ в аварийных режимах. The presence of the electromagnetic torque ripples in the drive with the field regulated reluctance machine (FRRM) is due to the current switching process in the stator windings occurring in time. The maximum value of the pulsations in the open loop scheme for the six-phase motor can be about 20% of the produced electromagnetic torque. One of the most usable analysis methods of the processes in the drive with the FRRM is the method of winding functions. This method allows you to calculate the ripples amplitude according to the average torque of the motor with a different number of phases. According to the calculating results the trapezoidal form of the current with the six phase number is the optimal solution in view of the drive cost, energy, weight and size data. If the number is less than six phases, the fluctuation amplitude increases significantly, this is unacceptable. On the other hand, increasing the number of phases over six would increase the equipment amount with a slight decrease in the pulsations amplitude. To suppress the electromagnetic torque ripples authors recommended to create and to use the high-speed current control loops (CCL) and to use the flexible positive current feedback in case of switching phase currents. Such a solution allowed to get the average value of the torque for 10% higher than in the system without correction and significantly reduced the amplitude of the electromagnetic torque ripples. The possibility of effective work of the electric drive with the FRRM in emergency conditions is shown. Горожанкин Алексей Николаевич, кандидат технических наук, доцент, кафедра «Электропривод и автоматизация промышленных установок», Южно-Уральский государственный университет, г. Челябинск, тел.: 8-919-337-13-94, e-mail: goroz_2012@mail.ru Бычков Антон Евгеньевич, аспирант, кафедра «Электропривод и автоматизация промышленных установок», Южно-Уральский государственный университет, г. Челябинск, тел.: 8-904-977-84-37, e-mail: epasusu@gmail.com Козина Татьяна Андреевна, кандидат технических наук, доцент, кафедра «Электропривод и автоматизация промышленных установок», Южно-Уральский государственный университет, г. Челябинск, тел. (351) 267-93-21. Белоусов Евгений Викторович, аспирант, кафедра «Электропривод и автоматизация промышленных установок», Южно-Уральский государственный университет, г. Челябинск, тел.: 8-908-581-76-25, e-mail: epasusu@gmail.com Журавлев Артем Михайлович, аспирант, кафедра «Электропривод и автоматизация промышленных установок», Южно-Уральский государственный университет, г. Челябинск, тел.: 8-952-509-00-96, e-mail: epasusu@gmail.com Сычев Дмитрий Александрович, студент, кафедра «Электропривод и автоматизация промышленных установок», Южно-Уральский государственный университет, г. Челябинск, тел.: 8-919-341-28-82, e-mail: epasusu@gmail.com Шишков Александр Николаевич, кандидат технических наук, доцент, кафедра «Электропривод и автоматизация промышленных установок», Южно-Уральский государственный университет, г. Челябинск, тел.: 8-904-970-55-91, e-mail: shan1976@mail.ru A.N. Gorozhankin, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, goroz_2012@mail.ru A.E. 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Permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) are exceptionally promising thanks to their many advantages compared with other types of electrical machines. Indeed, PMSMs are characterized by their important torque density, light weight, high air gap flux density, high acceleration, high efficiency and strong power-to-weight ratio. A surface-mounted PMSM (SPMSM) is used in this work. The SPMSM is built using a 2D finite element method (FEM). Cogging torque, torque ripples and back-EMF are examined during the design process in order to obtain sinusoidal back-EMF and to minimise torque ripples which are one of the major problems with PMSMs. Two procedures are used to reduce the cogging torque of SPMSM: the effect of slot opening and the influence of skewing the stator laminations. Cogging torque factor tc and the torque ripples factor tr have been calculated to compare the two configurations (open slots and closed slots). Then, the configuration with closed slots is utilised with skewing the stator laminations for different angle 0°, 10° and 15°.