Design and analysis of a novel variable flux spoke-type motor for washing machines
- Authors
- Yu, Mingjie; Zhao, Wenliang; Liu, Cong; Wang, Xiuhe; Kwon, Byung il
- Issue Date
- 2020
- Publisher
- IOS Press BV
- Keywords
- AlNiCo magnet; efficiency; ferrite magnet; finite element method; variable flux spoke type motor
- Citation
- International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, v.64, no.1-4, pp.91 - 101
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics
- Volume
- 64
- Number
- 1-4
- Start Page
- 91
- End Page
- 101
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/1488
- DOI
- 10.3233/JAE-209311
- ISSN
- 1383-5416
- Abstract
- This paper deals with the design and analysis of a novel variable flux spoke-type motor (VFSM) for washing machines by focally considering the performance at the laundry and spin-drying operating modes. The key design goal is to obtain the high efficiency for the two operating modes. At the laundry mode, the ferrite and AlNiCo magnets are utilized together as the excitations to obtain a high magnetic loading, thus to obtain high torque and efficiency. At the spin-drying mode, the AlNiCo magnets are demagnetized by a pulse negative d-axis current to reduce magnetic flux density, thus to obtain low iron loss and high efficiency. The outer rotor structure with the spoke-type magnet configuration is utilized to enhance the high output performances. The DL method is utilized to design the key parameters of the VFSM. To demonstrate the superiority of the designed VFSM, the electromagnetic characteristics are predicted by the finite element method (FEM). As a result, the volume size of the proposed VFSM is decreased by 19.4%, and the efficiency at the low-speed laundry mode is increased by 25.4%, when compared to the referenced commercial washing machine motor. © 2020 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.
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