Design of high-power density and relatively high-efficiency flux-switching motor

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 416-425

  Bangura, John F ^a  

^a Pacific Scientific Electro Kinetics Aerospace Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogue behavioral model; Brushless ac; CSPICE; Electronically commutated motors; Finite element; Flux switching (FS) motor; High power density; Power electronic converter; Spice; Time stepping

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC COMMUTATION; ELECTRIC MACHINERY TESTING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINE DESIGN; MAGNETIC FLUX; POWER CONTROL;

ANALOGUE BEHAVIORAL MODEL; BRUSHLESS MOTOR; ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED MOTOR; FLUX-SWITCHING MOTOR; HIGH-POWER DENSITY; POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTER; TIME-STEPPING FINITE ELEMENT-BEHAVIORAL MODEL;

ELECTRIC MOTORS;

EID: 33744548760     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2006.874243     Document Type: Article

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