Electric Machine Experimental Monitoring System based on Labview Environment

The electrification of war-ship propulsion system is a very attractive solution, as it provides increased safety, survivability, maneuverability, precise and smooth speed control, reduced machinery space, low operation and maintenance costs, low noise and low pollutant emission levels. In this paper the basic principles of dimensioning for warships electric propulsion motors using finite element method are presented. The respective example which will be shown synoptically is a low rotational salient pole synchronous motor connected to the propeller axis directly (without gearbox). 1 School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou Street, 15780 Athens, Greece. E-mail: [email protected]. 2 Mobile Communications Department, EURECOM, 06410 BIOT, France. E-mail: [email protected]. 3 Hellenic Naval Academy, Terma Hatzikiriaku, Piraeus, GR-18539 Greece. E-mail: [email protected]. 4 School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou Street, 15780 Athens, Greece. E-mail: [email protected]. Article Info: Received : July 1, 2013. Revised : August 30, 2013. Published online : December 15, 2013. 12 Dimensioning of Electric Propulsion Motors for War-Ships