Topology optimization of switched reluctance motors for the desired torque profile

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 783-796

  Lee, Jaewook ^a   Seo, Jeong Hun ^a   Kikuchi, Noboru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element methods; Fourier series expansion; Switched reluctance motors; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; ANALYTICAL DESIGN; ARC LENGTH; DESIGN GOAL; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EXPLICIT EXPRESSIONS; FOURIER SERIES EXPANSION; LOW MASS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MSC/NASTRAN; OFF-ANGLE; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZED GEOMETRIES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PHASE CURRENTS; SEQUENTIAL LINEAR PROGRAMMING; SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTOR; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; TORQUE RIPPLES;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN; EXPANSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER SERIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY; TORQUE;

RELUCTANCE MOTORS;

EID: 79951770439     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-010-0547-1     Document Type: Article

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