Affiliations: [a] School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China | [b] School of Electrical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu, China
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Corresponding author: Wenxiang Zhao, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China. E-mail: zwx@ujs.edu.cn.
Abstract: Due to their advantages of high efficiency, high power density, and strong fault-tolerance ability, fractional-slot concentrated-winding permanent-magnet (FSCW-PM) machines are of particular interest in the applications such as wind power generation and electric vehicles. However, FSCW-PM machines suffer from rich winding magnetomotive force (MMF) space harmonics by the armature reaction field, which may increase eddy current loss. In this paper, a new low harmonic FSCW-PM machine is designed, which can reduce some space harmonics of low order in the air-gap flux density. A new magnetic equivalent circuit (MEC) model is developed to analyze the designed PM machine, which offers less computation time and more calculation accuracy. Finally, a prototype machine is built and the measured results verify the theoretical analysis and the developed MEC model.
Keywords: Fractional-slot concentrated-windings, magnetomotive force harmonics, dual three-phase, permanent-magnet machine, magnetic equivalent circuit
