Impact of winding layer number and magnet type on synchronous surface PM machines designed for wide constant-power speed range operation

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  El Refaie, Ayman M ^a   Jahns, Thomas M ^b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated; Flux weakening; Fractional slot; Interior; Permanent magnet; Surface; Synchronous machines; Windings

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIC LEAKAGE; PERMANENT MAGNETS; STARTERS; STATORS;

FLUX WEAKENING; FRACTIONAL SLOT;

SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY;

EID: 40849086643     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2007.905053     Document Type: Article

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