Effect of eddy current loss reduction by segmentation of magnets in synchronous motors: Difference between interior and surface types

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4756-4759

  Yamazaki, Katsumi ^a   Shina, Masayuki ^a   Kanou, Yuji ^a   Miwa, Masashi ^b   Hagiwara, Jun ^b  

^a CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TDK CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eddy current; Finite element method (FEM); Nd Fe B magnet; Synchronous motor

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IRON ALLOYS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; RARE EARTHS; SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS;

3D-FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; EDDY CURRENT LOSS REDUCTION; HIGH-FREQUENCY HARMONICS; INTERIOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS; ND-FE-B MAGNETS; RARE EARTH MAGNET; SURFACE PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS; THEORETICAL SOLUTIONS;

NEODYMIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 70350599664     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2024159     Document Type: Article

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