A comparative study of conventional and coreless axial flux permanent magnet synchronous motors for solar cars

Narges Taran; Vandana Rallabandi; Greg Heins; Dan M. Ionel

doi:10.1109/IEMDC.2017.8002407

A comparative study of conventional and coreless axial flux permanent magnet synchronous motors for solar cars

Narges Taran, Vandana Rallabandi, Greg Heins, Dan M. Ionel

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Abstract

Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) motors are suitable options for solar powered vehicles due to their compact structure and high torque density. Furthermore, in NS-Type APFM machines, the magnetic stator core may be eliminated, which simplifies the manufacturing and assembly. This paper examines two different machine designs for use in the solar powered vehicle of the challenger class-a single rotor, single stator conventional AFPM machine, and a coreless AFPM machine with multiple stator and rotor discs. The conventional AFPM machine is designed for a one-wheel drive application, while the coreless one is intended for use in a vehicle with two driving wheels. Response surface methodology (RSM) is utilized to select among several hundreds of candidates, in both cases, the designs with minimum losses and mass while meeting the torque requirement. The performance of the selected designs have been studied via 3D finite element analysis (FEA).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509042814
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMDC.2017.8002407
State	Published - Aug 3 2017
Event	2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017 - Miami, United States Duration: May 21 2017 → May 24 2017

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Name	2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017

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Conference	2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Miami
Period	5/21/17 → 5/24/17

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Keywords

Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machines
Coreless Permanent Magnet Motor
Design of Experiments
Finite Element Analysis
Response Surface Methodology
Solar Powered Electric Vehicles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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Taran, N., Rallabandi, V., Heins, G., & Ionel, D. M. (2017). A comparative study of conventional and coreless axial flux permanent magnet synchronous motors for solar cars. In 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017 Article 8002407 (2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017). https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMDC.2017.8002407

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Taran, N, Rallabandi, V, Heins, G & Ionel, DM 2017, A comparative study of conventional and coreless axial flux permanent magnet synchronous motors for solar cars. in 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017., 8002407, 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017, 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017, Miami, United States, 5/21/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMDC.2017.8002407

A comparative study of conventional and coreless axial flux permanent magnet synchronous motors for solar cars. / Taran, Narges; Rallabandi, Vandana; Heins, Greg et al.
2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017. 2017. 8002407 (2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017).

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