In this paper, different electric motors are studied and compared to see the benefits of each motor and the one that is more suitable to be used in the electric vehicle (EV) applications. There are five main electric motor types, DC, induction, permanent magnet synchronous, switched reluctance and brushless DC motors are studied. It is concluded that although the induction motors technology is ...

ermanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor (PMBLDC) is one of the best electrical drives that have increasing popularity, due to their high efficiency, reliability, good dynamic response and very low maintenance. Due to the increasing demand for compact & reliable motors and the evolution of low cost power semiconductor switches and permanent magnet (PM) materials, brushless DC motors become popular in...

The main objective of this work is to optimize the power density axial flux permanent magnet brushless dc (PMBLDC) motor based on genetic algorithm (GA) technique for performance improvement electric 2-wheeler. Power one important parameter as it significantly influences overall Firstly, rating determined according application requirements and vehicular dynamics. Axial PMBLDC 250 W, 150 rpm des...

To get a better electromagnetic performance of an axial flux permanent magnet brushless DC motor (AFPMBLDC), AFPMBLDC with arc-shaped magnets and its multi-objective optimization design are researched. Firstly, the main parameters proposed, initial designs carried out according to given requirements. Furthermore, pole arc coefficient, thickness, radius, air-gap length selected as factors. Then,...

Electric motors that have found wide application in various sectors of industry Have unique features such as high reliability, high efficiency, quick acceleration and have small sizes. Brushless DC motors meet these requirements well. In this study, the design of a brushless DC motor speed limits for the particular application at 1800 rpm that can be equivalent to 140 watts output was provided....

Axial Flux Ironless permanent magnetic synchronous motor (AFIPMSM) is a new permanent magnetic motor. It has many advantages, such as high torque-to-weight ratio, good efficiency, no cogging torque, and the sinusoidal back EMF. It gradually becomes the good choice in drive system. However, the small armature winding inductance causes the current is not continued with the PWM control based on VS...

Axial field flux switching motor with sandwiched permanent magnet (AFFSSPM) is a novel of flux switching motor. Based on the vector control method, the mathematical model of the AFFSSPM is derived and the operating performance of the AFFSSPM in the overall operating region is investigated.A novel control method for the AFFSSPM drive system, including the id =0, maximum torque per ampere, consta...

This paper presents a novel matrix converter based topology with less number of semiconductor switches. The proper switching sequence of matrix converter is used to drive BLDC motor directly from single phase without dc link capacitor. A matrix converter fed BLDC motor is simulated in MATLAB. The proposed technique is simple to implement and cost effective. Keywords— Permanent magnet (PM), Brus...

Nelson, Andrew Lincoln: Characterization of Winding Faults in Axial Flux Reluctance Motors in the Context of Electric Vehicle Propulsion Systems. (Under the direction of Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow.) Since the late 1980’s there has been a major resurgence in electric vehicle propulsion research and development. This trend has been stimulated by various factors, including rising fossil fuel costs, environm...

In this paper, a compact magnetic bearing system has been developed for axial flow blood pumps. The system is composed of two radial hybrid magnetic bearings (HMBs) and a brushless permanent magnet DC motor. The impeller of the pump is enclosed in the rotor that is suspended by the two HMBs with five-degree of freedom (DOF) control, among which four radial directions are actively controlled, an...