Solid rotor interior permanent magnet machines for high speed applications

Puvan Arumugam, Zeyuan Xu, Gaurang Vakil, Tahar Hamiti, Serhiy Bozhko, Chris Gerada, Steve Pickering

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Abstract

This paper proposes solid rotor Interior Permanent Magnet (IPM) machine for an aircraft starter-generator. The key challenge in the design is to satisfy two operating conditions which are high starting torque and high speed continuous operation. A Surface mounted PM machine designed for such an application is used as a benchmark. Then, the IPM machine is designed adopting a solid rotor to have a maximum mechanical stress level well below the material Ultimate Tension Strength (UTS) and minimal rotor eddy current losses. A detailed design is carried out through Finite Element (FE) electromagnetic and structural analysis. The static and dynamic structural analyses are presented. Several novel approaches to minimize the rotor eddy current losses are investigated. It is shown that the proposed solid rotor concept for IPM fulfils both high torque and high speed design requirements whilst satisfying the structural and magnetic limitations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1741-1746
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479917624
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2015 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 9 Nov 201512 Nov 2015

Publication series

NameIECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Conference

Conference41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2015
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period9/11/1512/11/15

Keywords

  • IPM
  • high speed machines
  • more-electric aircraft
  • permanent magnet
  • starter-generator
  • structural

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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