Optimization for reduction of torque ripple in an axial flux permanent magnet machine

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1760-1763

  Hwang, Chang Chou ^a   Li, Ping Lun ^a   Chuang, Frazier C ^b   Liu, Cheng Tsung ^c   Huang, Kuo Hua ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Gudeng Precision Industrial Co LTD (Taiwan)   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM); Finite element analysis (FEA); Taguchi method; Torque ripple

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MACHINERY; MACHINE DESIGN; MAGNETIC DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; TAGUCHI METHODS; TORQUE;

AXIAL FLUX PERMANENT MAGNET (AFPM); AXIAL-FLUX PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINES; DESIGN OPTIMIZATIONS; FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; REDUCTION OF TORQUE RIPPLES; ROBUST DESIGNS; TORQUE RIPPLE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 61449208119     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2012811     Document Type: Article

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