Spectral modelling of force ripples in permanent magnet bearingless motors
ISSN: 0332-1649
Article publication date: 5 September 2016
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose an analytical model for the calculation of forces ripples in bearingless permanent magnet motor.
Design/methodology/approach
The model is based on a spectral modeling of the forces based on a spectral analysis of the air-gap flux density.
Findings
The proposed methodology allows the prediction of the ripples of the levitation according the design of the machine and the topology of the winding. It can be used in the design procedure of bearingless motor in order to avoid mechanical resonance of the rotor shaft.
Research limitations/implications
This model cannot be used for high saturated machines.
Originality/value
The main originality of this paper consists in the evaluation of the field harmonics according to their sources and the contribution of the different harmonics to the force ripples. This can help the designer to focus on reducing or eliminating only the harmonics of flux density which create the force ripples.
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Citation
Lapôtre, B., Takorabet, N., Meibody-Tabar, F., Lateb, R. and Da Silva, J. (2016), "Spectral modelling of force ripples in permanent magnet bearingless motors", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 35 No. 5, pp. 1774-1785. https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-01-2016-0027
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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