Cooling System Design Optimization of an Enclosed PM Traction Motor for Subway Propulsion Systems

This paper presents the design optimization of a self-circulated ventilation system for an enclosed permanent magnet(PM)traction motor utilized in the propulsion systems for subway trains.In order to analyze accurately the machine's inherent cooling capacity when the train is running,the ambient airflow and the related heat transfer coefficient(HTC)are numerically investigated considering synchronously the bogie installation structure.The machine is preliminary cooled with air ducts set on the motor shell,and the fluidic-thermal field distributions with only the shell air duct cooling are numerically calculated.During simulations,the HTC obtained in the former steps is applied to the external surface of the machine to model the inherent cooling characteristic caused by the train movement.To reduce the temperature rise and thus guarantee the motor's working reliability,an internal self-circulated air cooling system is proposed according to the machine temperature distribution.The air enclosed in the end-caps is driven by the blades mounted on both sides of the rotor core and forms two air circuits to bring the excessive power losses generated in the heating components to cool regions.The fluid flow and temperature rise distributions of the cooling system's structural parameters are further improved by the Taguchi method in order to confirm the efficacy of the internal air cooling system.

Design optimization of a slotless PM brushless motor with helical edge wound laminations for rim driven thrusters

This paper discusses the analysis and design of a very thin slotless permanent magnet （PM） brushless motor whose stator laminations are manufactured from a single strip of steel that is edge wound into a spiral （like a ＂Slinky＂） and then fitted over the windings that are preformed on the outside surface of a non-conducting former. Analytical and finite element analysis （FEA） are used to determine the con- strained optimum dimensions of a motor used to drive a rim driven thruster in which the motor rotor is fit- ted onto the rim of the propeller and the stator is encapsulated in the thin Kort nozzle of the thruster. The paper describes the fabrication of a demonstrator motor and presents experimental results to validate the theoretical calculations. Experimental motor performance results are also reported and compared with those of a slotted motor that fits within the same active radial dimensions as the slotless motor. The slotless motor, which has longer active length and endwindings, and thicker magnets than the slotted motor, was found to be less efficient and more expensive （prototype cost） than the slotted machine.

Improved Sensorless Operation of Interior PM BLAC Motor Drives with Reduced-Order EKF

It is a challenge to realise an EKF-based sensorless controller for an Interior Permanent Magnet （IPM） brushless ac motor drive due to the influence of nomlinearities and rotor saliency. An improved reduced-order EKF method is presented, reducing the rotor position estimation error of an IPM motor, as evident in [1] due to the neglect of saliency. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified experimentally.

Design and Analysis of a V-Shaped Permanent Magnet Vernier Motor for High Torque Density

This paper proposes a V-shaped permanent magnet vernier(V-PMV)motor for potential applications in direct drive system.By designing suitable pole slot ratio and adopting the V-shaped PM topology and dummy slots in rotor,the flux leakage can be avoided effectively.Meanwhile,the high-order harmonics with large amplitude in the airgap magnetic field are fully utilized and served as the effective working harmonics,which aim at enhancing the output torque and reducing the torque ripple.Moreover,to extensively explore the performance advantages of the V-PMV motor,a multi-objective optimization study is carried out.And,the electromagnetic performances of the V-PMV motors are analyzed and compared in detail.Finally,a prototype machine is built and tested.Both theoretical analysis and experimental results verify the validity of the motor and multi-objective optimization design approach.

Losses Calculation of an Aerospace Retraction Wheel Motor with Regarding to Electromagnetic-Field Analysis Investigation

A 3-D FEA （finite element analysis） transient and steady-state design proposal for high-speed with Nd-Fe-Br （reversible） magnets in aerospace application will be examined under design considerations of n = 12,000 rpm, short-duty, sinusoidal drive, low cogging, high efficiency at peak torque, and etc. for an ARWM （aerospace retraction wheel motor）. In construction, the PMs （permanent magnets） fixed on the rotor core which is surface-mOunted magnets retained by a carbon-fiber bandage. Redundant windings, resistant to fault propagation have accounted. Besides, an axial water-jacket housing without end-cap cooling has involved. All performed characteristic performances of the correlated ARWM will verify by comparison through 2-D and 3-D FEA results. In this paper, design process has dealing with determination of various kinds of losses such as electromagnetic and mechanical losses. In terms of both classified losses, copper, stator back iron, stator tooth, PM, rotor back iron, air-friction and sleeve losses were calculated. The 3-D end-winding effects were included in the modeled ARWM by the authors.

Design of High-Speed PM Synchronous Motor Thermal and Mechanical Analyzes Study for Aerospace Retraction Wheel Motor Application

A 3-D modeling of FEA （finite element analysis） design provides for high-speed synchronous with PMs （permanent magnets） applied in aerospace application will be examined under design considerations ofn = 12,000 rpm, short-duty operation, and etc. for an ARWM （aerospace retraction wheel motor）. First, lumped-elements will be fine-tuned following numerical method results is reported steady-state and transient solutions. Besides, the equations of thermal modeling such as Re, N,,, G,. and Pr numbers in order to calculate heat-transfer coefficient of convection on the rotor and stator surfaces in the air-gap have calculated. This section illustrates the temperature distribution of each point in a clear view. By CFD （fluid dynamic analysis） analysis, the fluid dynamics were modeled, pressure and velocity streamlines of cooling-flow have analyzed. An optimization algorithm was derived in order to have optimized number of water-channels as well. Second, calculation of nodal and tangential forces which deal with mechanical stresses of the ARWM have represented. The paper discusses an accurate magnetic-field analysis that addresses equivalent stress distribution in the magnetic core through using the transient FEA to estimate motor characteristics. The whole model shear and normal mechanical stresses and total deformation oftbe ARWM has been investigated by transient FEA. The end-winding effects were included by the authors.

End-effect of the permanent-magnet spherical motor and its influence on back-EMF characteristics

The permanent-magnet(PM) spherical motor has special configuration and complicated distribution of electromagnetic field.The spatial distribution of the effective flux density produced by permanent magnets is obtained,and the end-effect of the permanent magnets is analyzed.In the 3-dimensional(3-D) finite element(FE) analysis,the calculation of Back-EMF charac-teristics of the PM spherical motor needs to be conducted by steps,which leads to large computational burden.A novel ana-lyzing method to quantize the end-effect of the PM spherical motor is proposed,that is,the end-effect coefficient of the PM spherical motor is calculated to revise the back-EMF waveform obtained from the 2-D FE model.Under different outer radii of the stator coil and different pole arc coefficients of the PM spherical motor,the revised 2-D results are validated by the results obtained from the 3-D FE model and the experimental results.With this method,the special structural feature of the PM spherical motor is fully considered;the pure 3-D calculation of electromagnetic field is conducted only once;higher precision and less computational burden can be achieved.The method provides a new approach to investigating the back-EMF charac-teristic of the PM spherical motor.

New Technical Trends on Adjustable Speed AC Motor Drives

Adjustable speed AC Motor drives have been used extensively in modern industry and transportation which calls for electrical and mechanical energy conversion with wide output power range applications.Because of its modularity and scalability,the drive system can be extended to many different application areas.More recently,adjustable speed AC motor drive applications are spreading not only in industry applications,but also sky and the marine.In this paper,after summarizing the history of adjustable speed AC motor drives and applications,the main issues of AC drive technologies are reviewed and investigated in the paper.Technical issues of adjustable speed AC motor drives including its standardization are surveyed and analyzed for more advancement.Finally,the paper provides the latest technical trends on adjustable speed AC motor drives technologies,and discusses the development of high speed high power PM motor.

Recent advances in traction drive technology for rail transit

The traction drive system is the“heart”of rail transit vehicles.The development of sustainable,secure,economic,reliable,efficient,and comfortable contemporary rail transportation has led to increasingly stringent requirements for traction drive systems.The interest in such systems is constantly growing,supported by advancements such as permanent magnet(PM)motors,advanced electronic devices such as those using silicon carbide(SiC),new-generation insulating materials such as organic silicon,and advanced magnetic materials such as rare-earth magnets and amorphous materials.Progress has also been made in control methods,manufacturing technology,artificial intelligence(AI),and other advanced technologies.In this paper,we briefly review the state-of-the-art critical global trends in rail transit traction drive technology in recent years.Potential areas for research and the main obstacles hindering the development of the next-generation rail transit traction drive systems are also discussed.Finally,we describe some advanced traction drive technologies used in actual engineering applications.

Optimization design of an interior permanent-magnet synchronous machine for a hybrid hydraulic excavator

A hybrid power transmission system （HPTS） is a promising way to save energy in a hydraulic excavator and the electric machine is one of the key components of the system. In this paper, a design process for permanent-magnet synchronous machines （PMSMs） in a hybrid hydraulic excavator （HHE） is presented based on the analysis of the working conditions and requirements of an HHE. A parameterized design approach, which combines the analytical model and the 2D finite element method （FEM）, is applied to the electric machine to improve the design efficiency and accuracy. The analytical model is employed to optimize the electric machine efficiency and obtain the statordimension and flux density distribution. The rotor is designed with the FEM to satisfy the flux requirements obtained in stator design. The rotor configuration of the PMSM employs an interior magnet structure, thus resulting in some inverse saliency, which allows for much higher values in magnetic flux density. To reduce the rotor leakage, a disconnected type silicon steel block structure is adopted. To improve the air gap flux density distribution, the trapezoid permanent magnet （PM） and centrifugal rotor structure are applied to PMSM. Demagnetization and armature reactions are also taken into consideration and calculated by the FEM. A prototype of the newly designed electric machine has been fabri- cated and tested on the experimental platform. The analytical design results are validated by measurements.