This article presents a performance comparison of an interior mounted permanent magnet synchronous generator (IPMSG) with a synchronous reluctance generator (SynRG) with the same size for a wind application. It is found that using the same geometrical dimensions, a SynRG can convert 74 % of the power that an IPMSG can convert, while it has 80% of the IPMSG weight. Moreover it is found that the ...

Sensorless control of Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) at low velocity remains a challenging task. A now well-established method consists in injecting a highfrequency signal and use the rotor saliency, both geometric and magnetic-saturation induced. This paper proposes a clear and original analysis based on second-order averaging of how to recover the position information from signal ...

In this paper effort is made for the torque ripple minimization of 70 W, 24 Volt, 350 rpm, surface mounted radial permanent brushless DC (SPM BLDC) motor. The stator slot shaping is analyzed. The results obtained from FE analyses have been discussed. Design of stator slots have influence upon the cogging torque. Options available for slot designs viz, square type slots, square with curved tangs...

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) variable-speed drive is widely used in the industry because of its particularly high mechanical power density, simplicity and cost effectiveness. Eliminating the mechanical sensor mounted on the shaft of the motors gives further improvement. These drives are referred to as “sensorless” electrical drives. In this paper a novel sensorless algorithm is pro...

The developed subdomain model accounting for tooth-tips can accurately predict the open-circuit, armature reaction and on-load field distributions in surface-mounted permanent magnet machines. Based on this field model, their electromagnetic performance of the machine, such as the cogging torque, back-EMF and electromagnetic torque, and winding inductances are calculated. The model can also be ...