Transverse flux machines with distributed windings for in-wheel applications

Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 102-108

  Baserrah, Salwa ^a   Rixen, Keno ^b   Orlik, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Distributed windings; Flux concentrated; In wheel motor; Surface permanent magnet; Transverse flux

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LENGTH; COMPARISON STUDY; DIRECT DRIVE; DISTRIBUTED WINDINGS; HIGH TORQUE; IN-WHEEL; IN-WHEEL MOTOR; MAGNETIC LOADING; MECHANICAL BALANCE; OPTIMISATIONS; THREE PHASIS; TORQUE DENSITY; TRANSVERSE FLUX; TRANSVERSE FLUX MACHINES; TRANSVERSE FLUX PERMANENT MAGNETS; TWO-PHASE MACHINE; WEIGHT RATIOS;

ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC DEVICES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POWER ELECTRONICS; STATORS; WHEELS; WINDING;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 77950887843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PEDS.2009.5385859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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