Optimal design of a novel three-phase high-speed flux reversal machine

Asingle-phase flux reversal machine (FRM) has many advantages in high-speed applications because of its simple and reliable rotor structure without magnets or winding, simple and cheap concentrated stator windings, high efficiency, and power density. However, the major problem of single-phase motors is the high torque ripple, which shortens their lifetime and causes noise and vibrations, not only in the machine, but also in the mechanisms coupled therewith. This paper presents a novel three-phase machine consisting of three single-phase machines, having a common shaft aiming to reduce the torque ripple and to improve motor behavior. In this paper, the mathematical model of the single-phase flux reversal motor, as well as the conversion procedure of the single-phase motor parameters to the three-phase ones, is considered. Furthermore, an optimization procedure of the motor and choosing the optimization objectives are done. The finite element two-dimensional (2D) method is used to simulate the machine and to show the results. © 2019 by the authors.