Modeling and parametric design of permanent-magnet AC machines using computationally efficient finite-element analysis

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2403-2413

  Sizov, Gennadi Y ^a   Ionel, Dan M ^a   Demerdash, Nabeel A O ^b  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b Vestas Technology RandD Americas   (United States)

Author keywords

Design optimization; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic modeling; Finite element (FE) methods; Fourier series; Permanent magnet (PM) machines; PM motors; Synchronous machines

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINE; PM MOTORS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE;

AC GENERATOR MOTORS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER SERIES; MAGNETIC CIRCUITS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84857393398     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2163912     Document Type: Article

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