Journal of Applied Research in Electrical Engineering

Journal of Applied Research in Electrical Engineering

Sizing Equations of Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) Machine Based on an Analytical Method

Document Type : Research article

Author
Hamid Radmanesh
Electrical Engineering Department, Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University of Science and Technology, Tehran 15916-34311, Iran
10.22055/jaree.2020.30169.1000
Abstract
This paper presents a new algorithm for sizing equations of an Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) machine based on an analytical method. To obtain a better performance, the dimensions of the stator and rotor cores are calculated. It is shown that the magnetic flux densities throughout these cores remain closed to the flux density of the B-H curve knee point of the ferromagnetic material characteristics. A new algorithm is proposed to determine the dimensions of the different parts of the machine, and it is used to calculate the height of the permanent magnet precisely. To show the effectiveness of the suggested algorithm, a sample AFPM machine is designed based on sizing equations, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is employed to validate these design formulas. A complete simulation study is accomplished, and some of the results are presented to confirm the accuracy of the sizing equations.
Keywords
Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM)
Sizing equations
Design algorithm
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Subjects
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Journal of Applied Research in Electrical Engineering
Volume 1, Issue 1
Winter and Spring 2022
January 2022
Pages 14-21

  • Receive Date 02 July 2019
  • Revise Date 22 June 2020
  • Accept Date 01 July 2020