Analytical methods for minimizing cogging torque in permanent-magnet machines

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2023-2031

  Zhu, Li ^a   Jiang, S Z ^a   Zhu, Z Q ^b   Chan, C C ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cogging torque; Energy method; Fourier series; Permanent magnet machines; Torque ripple

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTICAL METHOD; COGGING TORQUE; DIRECT-DRIVE APPLICATIONS; ENERGY METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUX DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; FOURIER SERIES ANALYSIS; LOW SPEED; OPTIMAL DESIGN PARAMETERS; PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINE; PITCH RATIO; POLE NUMBERS; SLOT NUMBERS; TORQUE RIPPLES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER SERIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POLES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

TORQUE;

EID: 70349475026     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2008.2011363     Document Type: Article

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