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3D computation of a claw pole permanent magnet machine using a scalar potential formulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2000

Y. Le Menach
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Électrotechnique et d'Électronique de Puissance de Lille L2EP, USTL, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
S. Clénet*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Électrotechnique et d'Électronique de Puissance de Lille L2EP, USTL, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
F. Piriou
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Électrotechnique et d'Électronique de Puissance de Lille L2EP, USTL, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
J. F. Létourneau
Affiliation:
LEEPCI, Département de Génie Électrique, Université Laval, Ste Foy, G1K 7P4 (PQ) Québec, Canada
P. Viarouge
Affiliation:
LEEPCI, Département de Génie Électrique, Université Laval, Ste Foy, G1K 7P4 (PQ) Québec, Canada
J. Cros
Affiliation:
LEEPCI, Département de Génie Électrique, Université Laval, Ste Foy, G1K 7P4 (PQ) Québec, Canada
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Abstract

In this paper, a claw pole permanent magnet machine is studied using a 3D scalar potential formulation. First, the discretisation of Maxwell's equations using Whitney's elements is presented. Especially, the method to take the winding current distribution into account by means of source fields is detailed. Then, a numerical model of the studied machine is presented. Simulation results (inductance, EMF, torque) are discussed by comparison with experimental ones.

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© EDP Sciences, 2000

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