Optimized design considering the mass influence of an axial flux permanent-magnet synchronous generator with concentrated pole windings

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4101-4107

  Vansompel, Hendrik ^a   Sergeant, Peter ^a,b   Dupré, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Axial flux machine; efficiency; finite element methods; optimization; permanent magnet generators; sustainable energy

Indexed keywords

2-D MODEL; AXIAL FLUX; AXIAL FLUX MACHINES; CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER APPLICATIONS; EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION; FINITE-ELEMENT MODELS; GEOMETRY PARAMETER; GRAIN ORIENTED; OPTIMAL VALUES; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; PERMANENT MAGNET GENERATOR; PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR; SMALL REDUCTION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

AC GENERATORS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; OPTIMIZATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WINDING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 78649783705     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2070075     Document Type: Article

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