Comparative Study of Two Novel Double-Sided Hybrid-Excitation Flux-Reversal Linear Motors with Surface and Interior PM Arrangements

Zhiqiang Zeng, Yiming Shen, Qinfen Lu, Qian Jiang, David Gerada, Chris Gerada

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Abstract

In this paper, two novel double-sided hybrid-excitation flux-reversal linear motors (DSHEFRLM) with the surface (S-) and interior (I-) permanent-magnet(PM) arrangements are proposed and comparatively investigated. The proposed motors feature an asymmetrical double-sided primary configuration which enables the armature and field excitations to be placed separately. Through 2-D finite-element method (FEM), two motor structures with different slot/pole combinations are optimized, and then, the magnetic fields and electromagnetic performances are calculated, including inductances, no-load flux linkage, thrust characteristics, and PM demagnetization capability. By comparison, it is found that S-DSHEFRLMs show larger thrust density while I-DSHEFRLMs exhibit superior flux-adjusting capability. Finally, these predicted results are validated by 3-D FEM.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8667864
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume55
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019

Keywords

  • Double-sided
  • flux-reversal
  • hybrid-excitation (HE)
  • linear motor
  • permanent-magnet (PM) arrangement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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