Search results for "FEM analysi"
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The use of slightly asymmetrical windings for rotating electrical machines
2018
Historically, asymmetrical windings in electrical machines have been rarely used and only for specified needs, because the adoption of symmetrical configurations has always been considered the only solution during the design stage of electrical machines. The aim of this work is to demonstrate with several examples that the use of slightly asymmetrical windings can be a reasonable choice and, in certain cases, a favorable option during the machine design stage, allowing the possibility of selecting a wider range of slot/pole number combinations, without affecting the performances of the machines. More in detail, an interior permanent magnet synchronous machine equipped with a symmetrical 3-p…
A Cogging Torque Minimization Procedure for Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors Based on a Progressive Modification of the Rotor Lamination …
2022
This article describes a simple cogging torque minimization procedure for interior permanent magnet synchronous machines (IPMSMs), consisting of a progressive modification of the rotor lamination geometry. This procedure can be generalized for the main topologies of PMSM, independently of the number of stator slots or the location of the permanent magnets. For this purpose, a basic IPMSM structure is analyzed by means of the FEM (finite element method) approach, and then, several other IPMSM geometries, obtained by adequately modifying the rotor lamination geometry of the basic IPMSM model without changing its stator configuration, are proposed and discussed. The trends of the cogging torqu…
FEM Analysis: A Review of the Most Common Thermal Bridges and Their Mitigation
2022
The necessity to improve the energy saving potential of buildings is now a duty. European and national policies are being implemented to address the important decisions being made on this subject. For these reasons, several studies focus on this relevant topic. This paper review not only focusses on it but studies it in-depth. A commercial 3D simulation software was used to design a building sited in Palermo estimating the thermal losses before and after external envelope insulation. In particular, all the thermal bridges (TBs) were analysed with the finite element method (FEM) and mitigated with rock wool insulation. The paper shows the linear thermal transmittance difference and heat flux…
Analisi numerico-sperimentale per la determinazione delle tensioni residue in un giunto saldato
2013
La durata di un componente dipende dall’interazione tra le caratteristiche meccaniche del materiale con cui è costruito e gli sforzi a cui esso è sottoposto. Per la determinazione dello stato tensionale agente, oltre agli sforzi dovuti ai carichi imposti durante l’esercizio, è necessario conoscere accuratamente gli stati tensionali residui derivanti dal processo di produzione. Generalmente, le tensioni residue sono indesiderate poiché possono essere di entità elevata e tale da ridurre la resistenza complessiva del componente meccanico. Un aspetto particolarmente insidioso delle tensioni residue è che la loro presenza viene generalmente riconosciuta solo dopo il verificarsi di un malfunziona…
Micro-Architecture Based Structural Model for Elastomeric Electrospun Scaffolds.
2010
Performance Comparison of Electrical Motors equipped with slightly Asymmetrical Windings
2019
This paper presents a comparison between the performances of electrical machines equipped with slightly asymmetrical windings. More in detail, by modifying the stator geometry of an Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine equipped with a symmetrical winding configuration, other two slightly asymmetrical winding topologies are obtained. The three models are, then, analyzed by means of a finite element method (FEM) and the related results are compared in terms of cogging torque, static characteristics and leakage factor. The obtained results demonstrate that the adoption of slightly asymmetrical windings could be an interesting alternative solution during the design stage of electrical …
A cogging torque minimization procedure for IPMSMs based on different laminate geometry
2016
This paper presents a possible minimization procedure of the cogging torque generated by an IPMSM (Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine) with a progressive modification of a basic geometrical structure of rotor laminates. More in detail, an IPMSM model is analyzed by using a Finite Element Method (FEM) approach. Then, other IPMSM models, which are obtained by modifying the geometry of the IPMSM rotor laminates and by maintaining the same stator configuration, are proposed and discussed. From the obtained simulation results, the cogging torque components for each structure are determined by means of FEM and compared to each other. From this comparison, it can be stated that the cogg…
Cogging torque comparison of Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators with different stator windings
2017
This paper presents the comparison between the cogging torques produced by four IPMSGs (Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generators) with different stator winding configurations. More in detail, an IPMSG model, which is derived from a commercial geometry, is analyzed through means of a FEM (Finite Element Method) approach. Then, three more structures are determined and analyzed by adequately changing the number of stator slots of the basic IPMSG stator structure and by maintaining the same rotor configuration. From the obtained simulation results, the cogging torque components for each structure are determined and compared. From this comparison, it can be stated that the use of dissymm…
Modeling and simulation of a VCM micromotor and its potential applications
2013
This paper presents the modeling and simulation of a VCM electrostatic micromotor with a new FEM analysis and implementation method, in order to determine the electrical parameters of the model and the generated electrostatic torque. Both the modeling and the simulation have been achieved using several software programs. In particular, the geometric model created with AUTOCAD has been imported to the FEMM program for the finite-element-method analysis. Then, with the LUA and MATLAB simulation programs, the parameters of the model and the related electrostatic torque have been calculated. The results obtained from this work have been compared with those reported in other scientific papers, s…
Finite-element performance comparison of IPMSMs with unsymmetrical double-layer windings
2017
This paper presents a comparison of the performances between IPMSMs (Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine) with a symmetrical and with two different types of unsymmetrical windings. The aim is to demonstrate that the adoption of slightly unsymmetrical windings does not significantly affect the performances of the machines, both in terms of cogging torque and torque/load angle characteristics, providing also the advantage of a higher possibility of choice in terms of slot number/poles ratio. More in particular, an IPMSM model (named IPMSM-1) derived from a commercial geometry equipped with a symmetrical winding is analyzed by using a Finite Element Method (FEM) approach. The simulat…