Cogging Torque Minimization Technique for Multiple-Rotor, Axial-Flux, Surface-Mounted-PM Motors: Alternating Magnet Pole-Arcs in Facing Rotors

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 555-561

  Aydin, Metin ^a   Qu, Ronghai ^b   Lipo, Thomas A ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial flux surface mounted PM machines; Cogging torque; Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC FLUX; PERMANENT MAGNETS; ROTORS; SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY; TORQUE;

COGGING TORQUE; FLUX DENSITY;

ENERGY STORAGE;

EID: 0242508346     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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