Electromagnetic analysis of axial-flux permanent magnet synchronous machines with fractional windings with experimental validation

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2573-2582

  Di Stefano, Roberto ^a   Marignetti, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axial flux machines; Electromagnetic modeling; Loss measurement; Performance evaluation; Permanent magnet machines; Rotating machines; Soft magnetic composites; Soft magnetic materials; Synchronous machines

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLUX MACHINES; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; LOSS MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINES; ROTATING MACHINE; SOFT MAGNETIC COMPOSITES; SOFT MAGNETICS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SLOTTING; SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIALS; STATORS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY; WINDING;

ROTORS (WINDINGS);

EID: 84857433652     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2165458     Document Type: Article

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