3D FEA based investigation of the cogging torque of a claw pole transverse flux permanent magnet machine

IEMDC 2003 - IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 319-324

  Njeh, A ^a   Masmoudi, A ^a   Elantably, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Circuit topology; Finite element methods; Forging; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic flux; Minimization; Permanent magnet machines; Stators; Torque

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC MACHINERY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORGING; MAGNETIC CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETISM; MAGNETS; OPTIMIZATION; STATORS; TOPOLOGY; TORQUE;

3D-FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; ANGLE SHIFTS; COGGING TORQUE; MAGNETIC ANALYSIS; PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINE; THREE PHASE; THREE PHASIS; TRANSVERSE FLUX PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINE;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

EID: 84946011077     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMDC.2003.1211282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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