For many industrial applications that including electric motor, selecting of the appropriate motor type is keypoint for the application success and efficiency. This paper presents a comparative performance evaluation between direct torque controlled Brushless AC and Brushless DC motors which have been considered as traction motor on electric vehicles. Moreover, a short review to brushless AC an...

This Paper presents a novel Cultural Algorithm based particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique which is intended to assist in converging to a accurate solution in the control of Linear Brushless Direct Current motor (LBLDC). With the novel PSO-based approach the optimal Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller parameters are deduced for efficient speed control of Linear Brushless DC ...

The brushless DC motor used in ISAD of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles is introduced in this paper. Magnet field distribution and static characteristic of permanent magnet brushless DC motor are calculated by finite element methods.

This contribution deals with an optimal design of a brushless DC motor, using optimization algorithms, based on collective intelligence. For this purpose, the case study motor is perfectly explained and its significant specifications are obtained as functions of the motor geometric parameters. In fact, the geometric parameters of the motor are considered as optimization variables. Then, the obj...

The mathematical model of the equivalent circuit of a brushless DC motor switches during the operation due to commutation. This issue causes a sudden ripple in the output torque, which is called commutation torque ripple. Brushless DC motor drives suffer from commutation torque ripple, affecting the performance of the motor in practical applications. A discrete-time switched controller is propo...

Optimization of specific power of axial flux permanent magnet brushless DC (PMBLDC) motor based on genetic algorithm optimization technique for an electric vehicle application is presented. Double rotor sandwiched stator topology of axial flux permanent magnet brushless DC motor is selected considering its best suitability in electric vehicle applications. Rating of electric motor is determined...

Brushless DC motor with high torque density and slim topology for easy loading for robot system is proposed and manufactured. Electromagnetic design is executed by equivalent magnetic circuit model and numerical analysis. Manufactured motor is tested and verified characteristics comparing with conventional BLDC motor. Keywords—Brushless DC motor, Robot joint module, Torque density, Pole/slot ratio

This Paper presents a particle swarm optimization (PSO) method for determining the optimal proportional-integralderivative (PID) controller parameters, for speed control of a linear brushless DC motor. The proposed approach has superior features, including easy implementation, stable convergence characteristic and good computational efficiency. The brushless DC motor is modelled in Simulink and...

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...

Within the appliance motor control industry there is an increasing trend to move towards using brushless dc motors. This trend is in response to recent legislation mandating improved efficiency standards in appliance applications. Brushless dc motors do however require rotor position information in order to select the appropriate commutation angle. In cost sensitive applications such as applian...