Finite element analysis of an interior-magnet brushless DC machine, with a step-skewed rotor

1997 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 2117-2119 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.F. Eastham ◽  
D.M. Ionel ◽  
M.J. Balchin ◽  
T. Betzer ◽  
E. Demeter
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Brushless Dc

Magnetically Induced Vibration in an 8-Pole, 9-Slot Brushless DC Motor

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Y. Chuang ◽  
Dennis K. Lieu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Brushless Dc Motor ◽  
Constant Force ◽  
Stress Concentrations ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Brushless Dc ◽  
Maxwell Stresses

Abstract A parametric study was conducted to determine the effect of motor geometry on the force imbalance in an 8-pole/9-slot motor. The study is based on a quasi-static finite element analysis in which the force calculations were made by integrating the Maxwell stresses along the center of the airgap. For small variations from the base motor geometry, the study revealed the following trends. The magnitude of the force imbalance decreases as the slot width decreases. The imbalance also decreases as the airgap length increases. A rotor/stator eccentricity introduces a constant force imbalance which increases proportionally to, and in the direction of, the eccentricity. As the size of the motor is scaled up uniformly, the mass increases faster than the imbalance. The results suggest that the force imbalance is caused predominantly by the stress concentrations at the corners of the stator teeth.

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