Rotor head shape optimization in a salient pole synchronous machine

Issue title: Selected papers from the International Symposium on Electromagnetic Fields in Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering – ISEF 2019

Guest editors: Paolo Di Barba, Maria Evelina Mognaschi and Sławomir Wiak

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mohamodhosen, Bilquis^a | Tounzi, Abdelmounaïm^a; | Gillon, Frédéric^a

Affiliations: [a] University of Lille, Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology, Centrale Lille, Yncrea Hauts‐de‐France, ULR 2697 - L2EP, Lille, France

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Abdelmounaïm Tounzi, L2EP – University of Lille, Bat Esprit, S2.30, Bd Henri Poincare, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France. E-mail: abdelmounaim.tounzi@univ-lille.fr

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to optimize the topology of the rotor head in a Salient Pole Synchronous Generator to maximize the magnetic flux in the stator yoke and in the air gap. The generator is modelled using FE method, and the ON-OFF method is used to manage the optimization domain. Genetic Algorithm is used to find the optimal solution for the problem. The resulting topology and convergence graphs are also presented, and the results are discussed.

Keywords: Genetic Algorithm, ON-OFF method, salient pole synchronous generator, topology optimization

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-209501

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 64, no. S1, pp. S3-S13, 2020