Abstract
This work presents a novel bearingless (slice) motor concept, the bearingless Vernier motor. It is intended for low speed and high torque applications, as typical for direct drives. Design criteria are deduced by the help of an analytic model describing single phase force and torque generation. The feasibility of the model is also proven by finite element simulations. Based on these results the performance of several bearingless permanent magnetic Vernier motor topologies with exterior rotor is evaluated. After that a bearingless Vernier motor prototype is optimized by 3D finite element simulations, designed and manufactured.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IEMDC 2017, IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference, Miami, Florida, USA |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2017 |
Fields of science
- 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
- 202009 Electrical drive engineering
- 202011 Electrical machines
- 202025 Power electronics
- 202027 Mechatronics
JKU Focus areas
- Mechatronics and Information Processing