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Towards design of electrical machines from given air gap field

Arto Poutala (Electromagnetics, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland)
Saku Suuriniemi (Electromagnetics, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland)
Timo Tarhasaari (Electromagnetics, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland)
Lauri Kettunen (Electromagnetics, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland)
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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a reverted way to design electrical machines. The authors present a work flow that systematically yields electrical machine geometries from given air gap fields.

Design/methodology/approach

The solution process exploits the inverse Cauchy problem. The desired air gap field is inserted to this as the Cauchy data, and the solution process is stabilized with the aid of linear algebra.

Findings

The results are verified by solving backwards the air gap fields in the standard way. They match well with the air gap fields inserted as an input to the system.

Originality/value

The paper reverts the standard design work flow of electrical motor by solving directly for a geometry that yields the desired air gap field. In addition, a stabilization strategy for the underlying Cauchy problem is introduced.

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Citation

Poutala, A., Suuriniemi, S., Tarhasaari, T. and Kettunen, L. (2017), "Towards design of electrical machines from given air gap field", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 332-349. https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-05-2016-0179

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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