Torque ripple reduction of a modular-stator outer-rotor flux-switching permanent-magnet motor

Jing Zhao*, Yun Zheng, Congcong Zhu, Hao Chen, Liu Yang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In order to reduce the permanent magnet (PM) volume and combine the advantages of in-wheel motor, a novel modular-stator outer-rotor flux-switching permanent-magnet motor (MSOR-FSPM) whose PM volume is half of that in conventional outer-rotor flux-switching permanent-magnet (COR-FSPM) motor is proposed. However, cogging torque and torque ripple of MSOR-FSPM motor are especially worse due to the inherent double salient effect and the back-EMF harmonics caused by module stator structure. In this paper, structure and operation principle of MSOR-FSPM motor are described simply. Secondly, cogging torque and torque ripple are reduced by using traditional rotor two-step skewing method, but the result is unsatisfactory. Thirdly, a new rotor two-step skewing method is adopted since the ratio of back-EMF period to cogging torque period is the odd. Compared with traditional rotor step skewing method, the new method eliminates the even harmonics of back-EMF and remains the amplitude of fundamental waveform; the odd harmonics of cogging torque and electromagnetic torque are eliminated. Finally, the results of the new rotor step skewing method is verified by 3D finite element method (FEM) and further improved by embedding non-magnetic blocks in the middle of the stator and rotor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3765-3770
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538611272
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2017
Event43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2017 - Beijing, China
Duration: 29 Oct 20171 Nov 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period29/10/171/11/17

Keywords

  • cogging torque
  • flux-switching permanent-magnet (FSPM)
  • modular-stator
  • outer-rotor
  • rotor step skewing method
  • torque ripple

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