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Article

Research on Stator Slot and Rotor Pole Combination and Pole Arc Coefficient in a Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Machine by the Finite Element Method

School of Control Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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World Electr. Veh. J. 2021, 12(1), 26; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/wevj12010026
Submission received: 26 January 2021 / Revised: 9 February 2021 / Accepted: 10 February 2021 / Published: 13 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Permanent Magnet Machines and Drives for Electric Vehicles)

Abstract

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A surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machine is widely used in many auxiliary parts of an electric vehicle, so its design level directly influences the performance of the electric vehicle. In the design process of the SPM machine, selecting the appropriate stator slot and rotor pole combination and pole arc coefficient is a necessary and important step. Therefore, in this paper, a 750 W machine is set as an example to research stator slot and rotor pole combinations and pole arc coefficients for the SPM machine. First, the design schemes of machines adopting different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are determined according to the winding coefficient, stator size, and electromagnetic performance requirements. Further, finite element models of SPM machines with different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are established by Ansys Maxwell. On this basis, the back electromotive force (back EMF), cogging torque, electromagnetic torque, and loss and efficiency of SPM machines are calculated and compared to select the better stator slot and rotor pole combinations. Further, effects of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque and electromagnetic torque are also researched to guide the selection of the pole arc coefficient in the design process of the SPM machine. Conclusions achieved in this paper will provide guidance for design of the SPM machine.

1. Introduction

A surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machine has many advantages, such as a simple structure, high efficiency, and low cost, and has been used in many auxiliary parts of electric vehicles. The performance of SPM machines has an important impact on the operation performance of electric vehicles.
To guarantee the smooth operation and decrease the noise of an electric vehicle, the cogging torque and electromagnetic torque ripple of the SPM machine need to be decreased. There are usually two methods to be adopted to decrease cogging torque and electromagnetic torque ripple. One of them is to reasonably design various inherent structural parameters of the machine, such as stator slot and rotor pole combination and pole arc coefficient. Another one is to adopt various kinds of auxiliary measures, such as skewing the stator slot [1,2], skewing the rotor pole [3,4], improving the PM shape [5,6], changing the magnetization pattern of the magnet [7], and changing the geometry parameters of the stator teeth or slot [8,9]. All the above auxiliary measures can effectively make the torque ripple decrease, but these measures will largely increase manufacturing difficulty.
Auxiliary measures should play an auxiliary role on the basis of a good design scheme. Hence, how to achieve a good design scheme should be the first thing to be considered in the design process of the machine. The stator slot and rotor pole combination and the pole arc coefficient have a significant effect on the electromagnetic performance of the SPM machine. Thus, in the design process of the machine, the selection of the stator slot and rotor pole combination and the pole arc coefficient is a necessary and important step. Aiming at this problem, some researchers have researched stator slot and rotor pole combinations and pole arc coefficients in the design process of some kinds of PM machines. In Reference [10], the stator slot and rotor pole combination principle of the flux-reversal PM machine is researched considering the magnetization mode of the PM and flux leakage. In Reference [11], the stator slot and rotor pole combination principle of the flux-reversal PM machine adopting a consequent pole structure is researched. Reference [12] researches effects of rotor pole number, stator slot number, and pole arc coefficient on loss, stress, and rotor temperature in order to guide the design for a high-speed PM machine. Reference [13] researches effects of rotor pole number and stator slot number on electromagnetic performance to guide the design for a PM wind power generator. References [14,15,16] research the stator slot and rotor pole combination in an SPM machine with concentrated winding. Reference [17] researches tooth-coil winding in the PM AC servo machine with different pole number and slot number. Reference [18] researches the effect of stator slot and rotor pole combination on electromagnetic noise in a machine with fractional slot concentrated winding. Reference [19] researches the effect of stator slot and rotor pole ratio on electromagnetic and cogging torques of the electric vehicle traction machine. Reference [20] researches the effect of stator slot and rotor pole combination on the EMF and inductance harmonics of a concentrated wound consequent pole PM machine. Reference [21] researches the effect of stator slot and rotor pole combination on the flux weakening capability of the PM machine with fractional slot concentrated winding. Reference [22] researches the selection of a stator slot and rotor pole combination in the design process of a PM machine for turrets with large diameters. References [23,24] research the effect of pole arc coefficient on the cogging torque in a surface-mounted PM machine. References [25,26] research the effect of pole arc coefficient on the magnetic field in a PM vernier machine and a PM linear synchronous machine, respectively. Both stator slot and rotor pole combination and pole arc coefficient are important geometry parameters in the design process of an SPM machine. Hence, it is necessary to research them simultaneously in the design process of the SPM machine.
Therefore, in this paper, a 750 W SPM machine is taken as an example to research the selection of the stator slot and rotor pole combination and the pole arc coefficient. This paper is prepared as follows: In Section 2, SPM machines with different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are designed, respectively, according to winding coefficient, stator size, and electromagnetic performance requirements. On this basis, in Section 3, the back EMF, cogging torque, electromagnetic torque, and loss and efficiency of SPM machines with different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are calculated and compared, respectively, to select better stator slot and rotor pole combinations. On this basis, in Section 4, effects of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque and electromagnetic torque are researched. The research conclusions achieved by this paper will provide guidance for the design of an SPM machine.

2. Design Schemes of SPM Machines with Different Stator Slot and Rotor Pole Combinations

In this paper, a 750 W SPM machine is taken as an example to research the stator slot and rotor pole combination. In the design process for SPM machines, except for the geometry parameters in the stator slot and the rotor pole and the number of conductors per slot, other geometry parameters should be the same, and they are listed in Table 1.
The winding coefficient is an important factor in selecting the stator slot and rotor pole combination of a machine. On one hand, it influences the distribution of the back-EMF waveform; on the other hand, it influences the magnitude of the back EMF and further influences the output torque capacity of the machine. Therefore, in the process of machine design, it is not suitable to select a stator slot and rotor pole combination with a too-small winding coefficient.
The winding coefficient is the product of short pitch coefficient, distribution coefficient, and skewing coefficient. In this paper, skewed slots are not adopted in machines, so the skewing coefficient is 1. Hence, the winding coefficient depends on the short pitch coefficient and the distribution coefficient in this paper. For the short pitch coefficient, the expression is the same in fractional slot and integral slot machines, as shown in Equation (1):
k d n = sin ( n × π 2 × y τ )
where n is the harmonic order, y is the winding pitch, and τ is the pole pitch.
For the distribution coefficient, the expressions in fractional slot and integral slot machines are different. In the integral slot machine, the expression of the distribution coefficient is shown as follows:
k q n = sin q n α 2 q sin n α 2
where q is the number of stator slots per pole per phase and α is the slot pitch angle.
In the fractional slot machine, the number of stator slots per pole per phase can be calculated as follows:
q = Z / 2 m p = b + c / d = N / d
where Z is the number of stator slots, m is the phase number, and p is the pole pair number. For example, for a three-phase machine with 10 poles and 33 slots, Z is equal to 33, m is equal to 3, and p is equal to 5. Correspondingly, b is equal to 1, c is equal to 1, d is equal to 10, and N is equal to 11.
In the fractional slot machine, the expression of the distribution coefficient is shown as follows:
k q n = sin ( N α n 2 ) N sin α n 2
When d in Equation (3) is an even number, the expression of αn is shown as follows:
α n = D d α m n + 180 °
When d in Equation (3) is an odd number, the expression of αn is shown as follows:
α n = D d α m n ; P   is   even   number α n = D d α m n + 180 ° ; P   is   odd   number
where
α m = 60 ° N D = 3 N P + 1 d
where P is the smallest integer that makes D an integer; when d is an odd number, the pole pair numbers of harmonics are v = 6k ± 1 (v = 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, …); correspondingly, the harmonic orders are n = v/d. When d is an even number, the pole pair numbers of harmonics are v = 3k ± 1 (v = 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, …); correspondingly, the harmonic orders are n = 2v/d.
The winding coefficient under an arbitrary stator slot and rotor pole combination can be calculated by Equations (1)–(6). The number of stator slots is selected by comprehensively considering the stator size and the winding coefficient. Because the outer diameter of the SPM machine is small, the selected slot number is limited to 33. In addition, the number of conductors per slot is designed to guarantee the output torque capacity of the SPM machine under different stator slot and rotor pole combinations.
When the number of rotor poles is 4, the number of stator slots is 6, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, and 33 and the corresponding number of conductors per slot, the winding pitch, and the winding coefficient are shown in Table 2.
Similarly, when the number of rotor poles is 8, the number of stator slots is 9, 12, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, and 33, respectively. The corresponding number of conductors per slot, the winding pitch, and the winding coefficient are shown in Table 3. In addition, when the number of stator slots is 15, the winding coefficient is only 0.7109, so this stator slot and rotor pole combination is not selected in the design process of the machine.
When the number of rotor poles is 10, the number of stator slots is 9, 12, 15, 21, 24, 27, 30, and 33. The corresponding number of conductors per slot, the winding pitch, and the winding coefficient are shown in Table 4. When the number of stator slots is 18, the winding coefficient is only 0.7352, so this stator slot and rotor pole combination is not selected in the design process of the machine.
In addition, the slot types in the machines are all pear shaped and the values of slot opening width and height are the same, as shown in Table 1. The structure of a 4-pole and 24-slot SPM machine is taken as an example to show the structure of the machine researched in this paper, shown in Figure 1.

3. Effect of Stator Slot and Rotor Pole Combination

The machine design schemes corresponding to different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are given in the Section 2. On this basis, the finite element (FE) simulation models of SPM machines are established by Ansys Maxwell. Correspondingly, back EMF, cogging torque, electromagnetic torque, and loss and efficiency are calculated and compared under different stator slot and rotor pole combinations in this section. The corresponding calculation results will provide guidance in the selection of a stator slot and rotor pole combination.

3.1. Back EMF

The back EMF is a key performance index in the design process of a machine, whose fundamental magnitude and distortion rate influence the average value and torque ripple of the electromagnetic torque. Therefore, in this section, the fundamental magnitudes and distortion rates of back EMF under different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are calculated and compared.
When the number of rotor poles is 4, 8, and 10, variations in the fundamental magnitudes and distortion rates of back EMF with variation in the number of stator slots are shown in Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4, respectively. It can be seen from Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4 that the fundamental magnitudes of back EMF rarely change with the variation in the number of stator slots, which illustrates the rationality of design schemes under different stator slot and rotor pole combinations. But at the same time, the distortion rates of back EMF waveforms have a greater change with a variation in the number of stator slots, which illustrates that it is important to reasonably select the stator slot and rotor pole combination.
It can be seen from Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4 that when the number of rotor poles is 4, 8, and 10, respectively, and when the number of stator slots is 15, 33, and 27, correspondingly, the distortion rate of back EMF is the lowest, as low as 3.82%, 4.33%, and 4.6%, respectively. On the contrary, when the stator slot and rotor pole combinations are 4-pole and 12-slot, 8-pole and 18-slot, and 10-pole and 15-slot, respectively, the corresponding distortion rate is the largest, up to 20.57%, 14.2%, and 19.35%, respectively.

3.2. Cogging Torque

Cogging torque is the inherent characteristic of a PM machine, whose value directly influences the output torque ripple of the machine. Cogging torque is directly related to the selection for the stator slot and rotor pole combination. Therefore, values of cogging torque under different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are calculated and compared in this section.
When the number of rotor poles is 4, the values of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots are shown in Table 5. It can be seen from Table 5 that when the number of stator slots is 33, the cogging torque is the least, as low as 7.76 mNm, and is only 0.34% of the rated electromagnetic torque. In addition, when the number of rotor poles is 4, the values of cogging torque are all lower than 2% of the rated electromagnetic torque under the selected stator slot and rotor pole combinations except for the stator slot and rotor pole combinations of 4-pole and 6-slot and 4-pole and 12-slot.
Table 6 shows the values of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 8. It can be seen from Table 6 that when the number of stator slots is 27, the cogging torque is the least and its value is 2.55% of the rated electromagnetic torque. Thus, when the number of rotor poles is 8, the values of cogging torque are all larger than 2% of the rated electromagnetic torque under the selected stator slot and rotor pole combinations and pole arc coefficient. Further, the effect of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque will be further researched in Section 4.
Table 7 shows the values of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 10. It can be seen from Table 7 that when the number of stator slots is 21, the cogging torque is the least. Its value is 1.15% of the rated electromagnetic torque. In addition, when the number of rotor poles is 10, the values of cogging torque are lower than 2% of the rated electromagnetic torque under the stator slot and rotor pole combinations of 10-pole and 9-slot, 10-pole and 21-slot, and 10-pole and 33-slot.
In general, the larger the least common multiple between the number of rotor poles and the number of stator slots, the smaller will be the period of cogging torque and the lower will be the cogging torque. However, it can be seen from Table 5, Table 6 and Table 7 that the values of cogging torque do not change strictly according to the above rule. But on the whole, under different numbers of rotor poles, the values of cogging torque all have a decreasing trend with the increase in the least common multiple between the number of rotor poles and the number of stator slots.

3.3. Electromagnetic Torque

Electromagnetic torque is a key performance index that plays a decisive role in the operation stability of the SPM machine. Therefore, the average value and torque ripple of electromagnetic torque under different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are calculated and compared in this section. In addition, the armature current is set to be 4.6 A to calculate the electromagnetic torque under rated load condition.
When the number of rotor poles is 4, 8, and 10, the variations in the average values and torque ripples of electromagnetic torque with different numbers of stator slots are shown in Figure 5, Figure 6 and Figure 7, respectively. It can be seen from Figure 5, Figure 6 and Figure 7 that the average values of electromagnetic torque undergo little change with the variation in the number of stator slots, which illustrates that SPM machines under different stator slot and rotor pole combinations can have basically the same output torque capacity by reasonable design schemes. But the torque ripple of electromagnetic torque undergoes a larger change with the variation in the number of stator slots. So it is important to select the appropriate stator slot and rotor pole combination to guarantee the operation stability of the SPM machine.
It can be seen from Figure 5 that under the condition that the number of rotor poles is 4, when the number of stator slots is 33, the torque ripple of electromagnetic torque is the lowest, as low as 0.8051%. In addition, when the number of stator slots is 15 and 27, respectively, the torque ripple in both cases is lower than 2%, and the values are 1.6017% and 1.6482%, respectively. On the contrary, when the number of stator slots is 12, the torque ripple is the highest, up to 17.3297%. Meanwhile, when the number of stator slots is 6, 18, and 24, respectively, the torque ripple is also higher.
Similarly, when the number of rotor poles is 8, it can be seen from Figure 6 that when the number of stator slots is 27, the torque ripple of electromagnetic torque is the lowest, as low as 2.5884%. When the number of stator slots is 12, the torque ripple is the highest, up to 16.7879%. In addition, when the number of stator slots is 24, the torque ripple is also larger.
Similarly, it can be seen from Figure 7 that under the condition that the number of rotor poles is 10, when the number of stator slots is 21, the torque ripple of electromagnetic torque is the lowest, as low as 1.4725%. Meanwhile, when the number of stator slots is 33, the torque ripple is also lower than 2%, which is 1.6274%. In addition, when the number of stator slots is 24 and 27, respectively, the torque ripple is also lower, that is 2.39% and 2.3417%, respectively. Contrarily, when the number of stator slots is 15, the torque ripple is the highest, up to 18.5162%. Meanwhile, when the number of stator slots is 30, the torque ripple is also higher, that is, 14.2126%.
In addition, it can be seen from the results of research on cogging torque and electromagnetic torque that the stator slot and rotor pole combinations to make cogging torque and electromagnetic torque ripple lower are almost consistent. Among them, the corresponding stator slot and rotor pole combination to make cogging torque and electromagnetic torque ripple minimum are 4-pole and 33-slot, 8-pole and 27-slot, and 10-pole and 21-slot, respectively. In this section, research on effects of stator slot and rotor pole combinations on cogging torque and electromagnetic torque is conducted under the condition that the pole arc coefficient is 0.8. Under this pole arc coefficient, the values of cogging torque and electromagnetic torque ripple are all larger when the number of rotor poles is 8. Hence, effects of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque and electromagnetic torque will be looked at in Section 4.

3.4. Loss and Efficiency

Efficiency is another key performance index in the design process of an SPM machine. To calculate the efficiency of the SPM machine, the various losses in the machine need to be calculated first, including copper loss, iron loss, and mechanical loss. Among them, mechanical loss is related to the speed of the machine and has nothing to do with the stator slot and rotor pole combination. It is generally considered that the value of mechanical loss is 1% of the output power. In the SPM machines adopting different stator slot and rotor pole combinations, the resistance values are different due to the different winding arrangements and the number of conductors per slot, which results in differences in copper loss. Further, the stator slot and rotor pole combination influences the flux density at each point of stator and rotor cores and the frequency of the rotational magnetic field, which results in differences in iron loss in SPM machines adopting different stator slot and rotor pole combinations. In this section, values of various losses and efficiency of SPM machines adopting different stator slot and rotor pole combinations are calculated and compared.
Table 8, Table 9 and Table 10 show the values of various losses and efficiency under different numbers of stator slots, when the number of rotor poles is 4, 8, and 10, respectively. It can be seen from Table 8, Table 9 and Table 10 that the iron loss of the machine increases with the increase in the number of rotor poles. The reason is that the frequency of the rotational magnetic field increases with the increase in the number of rotor poles. Meanwhile, with the increase in the number of rotor poles, the coil pitch decreases and the end length of winding becomes shorter, which decreases the copper loss of the machine. Therefore, under different stator slot and rotor pole combinations, there is little change in the values of total loss and further little difference in the values of efficiency.

4. Effect of Pole Arc Coefficient

In Section 3, the pole arc coefficient is selected to be 0.8 to research effects of stator slot and rotor pole combinations on electromagnetic performances. However, the pole arc coefficient also has an important effect on cogging torque and electromagnetic torque and further influences the operation stability of the SPM machine. In Section 3, when the number of rotor poles is 4, 8, and 10, respectively, the corresponding stator slot number to minimize cogging torque and electromagnetic torque is the same. The corresponding stator slot and rotor pole combinations are 4-pole and 33-slot, 8-pole and 27-slot, and 10-pole and 21-slot, respectively. Based on these stator slot and rotor pole combinations, this section will research the effect of pole arc efficient on cogging torque and electromagnetic torque further to guide the selection of the pole arc coefficient.

4.1. Cogging Torque

Cogging torque has a larger effect on the stability of the output torque. Under the 4-pole and 33-slot, 8-pole and 27-slot, and 10-pole and 21-slot stator slot and rotor pole combinations, the influences of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque are shown in Figure 8, Figure 9 and Figure 10.
It can be seen from Figure 8, Figure 9 and Figure 10 that in the 4-pole and 33-slot machine, when the pole arc coefficient takes a value from 0.77 to 0.85, the values of cogging torque are all lower. Among them, when the pole arc coefficient is 0.77, the cogging torque is minimum, as low as 5.95 mNm, only 0.27% of the rated electromagnetic torque. In the 8-pole and 27-slot machine, when the pole arc coefficient takes a value from 0.76 to 0.78 or 0.83 to 0.85, the values of cogging torque are all lower than 2% of the rated electromagnetic torque. Among them, when the pole arc coefficient is 0.78, the cogging torque is minimum, as low as 34.17 mNm, only 1.47% of the rated electromagnetic torque. In the 10-pole and 21-slot machine, when the pole arc coefficient is 0.79 or 0.8, the cogging torque is minimum, as low as 27.07 mNm, 1.15% of the rated electromagnetic torque.
It can be seen from above analysis results that cogging torque can be decreased effectively by reasonably designing the pole arc coefficient.

4.2. Electromagnetic Torque

Similarly, the influence of pole arc coefficient on electromagnetic torque is studied under the 4-pole and 33-slot, 8-pole and 27-slot, and 10-pole and 21-slot stator slot and rotor pole combinations. The results are shown in Figure 11, Figure 12 and Figure 13.
It can be seen from Figure 11, Figure 12 and Figure 13 that with the increase in the pole arc coefficient, the average torque increases gradually but the change degree is not great. In the SPM machine with 4-pole and 33-slot, under an arbitrary pole arc coefficient, the electromagnetic torque ripple values are all lower. Among them, when the pole arc coefficient is 0.79, the electromagnetic torque ripple is the lowest, as low as 0.7241%. In the SPM machine with 8-pole and 27-slot, when the pole arc coefficient is 0.77, the electromagnetic torque ripple is the lowest, as low as 1.0387%. In the SPM machine with 10-pole and 21-slot, when the pole arc coefficient is 0.8, the electromagnetic torque ripple is the lowest, as low as 1.4725%. It can be seen from the above research results that electromagnetic torque ripple can be decreased effectively by reasonably designing the pole arc coefficient.
Therefore, by reasonably selecting the stator slot and rotor pole combination and the pole arc coefficient, the cogging torque and electromagnetic torque ripple can be weakened effectively. Further, the operation stability of the SPM machine can be improved effectively.

5. Conclusions

In this paper, a 750 W machine was set as an example to research the selection of the stator slot and rotor pole combination in the design process of an SPM machine. First, SPM machines with different stator slot and rotor pole combinations were designed, respectively. Based on this, key electromagnetic performances of SPM machines adopting different stator slot and rotor pole combinations were calculated and compared. On this basis, effects of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque and electromagnetic torque were researched. Some conclusions are drawn as follows:
(1)
When the number of rotor poles is 4, the values of cogging torque under most selected stator slot and rotor pole combinations are lower than 2% of the rated electromagnetic torque.
(2)
Under different pole pair numbers, the corresponding stator slot number to minimize the cogging torque and the electromagnetic torque ripple is the same. They are 4-pole and 33-slot, 8-pole and 27-slot, and 10-pole and 21-slot, respectively.
(3)
The pole arc coefficient has a larger effect on the cogging torque. Under the condition that the stator slot and rotor pole combinations are 4-pole and 33-slot, 8-pole and 27-slot, and 10-pole and 21-slot, when the pole arc coefficients are 0.77, 0.78, and 0.79 or 0.8, correspondingly, the cogging torque is the lowest, as low as 0.27%, 1.47%, and 1.15% of the rated electromagnetic torque, respectively.
(4)
The pole arc coefficient has a larger effect on the electromagnetic torque ripple. Under the condition that the stator slot and rotor pole combinations are 4-pole and 33-slot, 8-pole and 27-slot, and 10-pole and 21-slot, when the pole arc coefficients are 0.79, 0.77, and 0.8, correspondingly, the electromagnetic torque ripple is the lowest, as low as 0.7241%, 1.0387%, and 1.4725% respectively.
(5)
The stator slot and rotor pole combination has a small effect on the efficiency of the SPM machine.
Therefore, by reasonably designing the stator slot and rotor pole combination and the pole arc coefficient, the cogging torque and electromagnetic torque ripple can be lowered a lot and the operation stability of the SPM machine will be improved. The corresponding research conclusions will provide guidance for design of the SPM machine.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, L.G.; investigation, L.G.; methodology, L.G.; validation, H.W.; writing—original draft, L.G.; writing—review and editing, H.W. Both authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This work was supported in part by the project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 52007132.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Structure diagram of a 4-pole and 24-slot surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machine.
Figure 1. Structure diagram of a 4-pole and 24-slot surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machine.
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Figure 2. The variation in back electromotive force (EMF) with the variation in the number of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 4.
Figure 2. The variation in back electromotive force (EMF) with the variation in the number of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 4.
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Figure 3. The variation in back EMF with the variation in the number of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 8.
Figure 3. The variation in back EMF with the variation in the number of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 8.
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Figure 4. The variation in back EMF with the variation in the number of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 10.
Figure 4. The variation in back EMF with the variation in the number of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 10.
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Figure 5. The average value and torque ripple of electromagnetic torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 4.
Figure 5. The average value and torque ripple of electromagnetic torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 4.
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Figure 6. The average value and torque ripple of electromagnetic torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 8.
Figure 6. The average value and torque ripple of electromagnetic torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 8.
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Figure 7. The average value and torque ripple of electromagnetic torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 10.
Figure 7. The average value and torque ripple of electromagnetic torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 10.
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Figure 8. Effect of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque in a machine with a 4-pole and 33-slot combination.
Figure 8. Effect of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque in a machine with a 4-pole and 33-slot combination.
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Figure 9. Effect of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque in a machine with an 8-pole and 27-slot combination.
Figure 9. Effect of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque in a machine with an 8-pole and 27-slot combination.
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Figure 10. Effect of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque in a machine with a 10-pole and 21-slot combination.
Figure 10. Effect of pole arc coefficient on cogging torque in a machine with a 10-pole and 21-slot combination.
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Figure 11. Effect of pole arc coefficient on electromagnetic torque in a machine with 4-pole and 33-slot.
Figure 11. Effect of pole arc coefficient on electromagnetic torque in a machine with 4-pole and 33-slot.
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Figure 12. Effect of pole arc coefficient on electromagnetic torque in a machine with 8-pole and 27-slot.
Figure 12. Effect of pole arc coefficient on electromagnetic torque in a machine with 8-pole and 27-slot.
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Figure 13. Effect of pole arc coefficient on electromagnetic torque in a machine with 10-pole and 21-slot.
Figure 13. Effect of pole arc coefficient on electromagnetic torque in a machine with 10-pole and 21-slot.
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Table 1. Common parameters of surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machines adopting different stator slot and rotor pole combinations.
Table 1. Common parameters of surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machines adopting different stator slot and rotor pole combinations.
ParameterValueUnit
Phase number3--
Inner diameter of stator32.5mm
Outer diameter of stator70mm
The slot opening width1mm
The slot opening height0.5mm
Air gap length0.5mm
Inner diameter of rotor core16mm
Outer diameter of rotor core25.9mm
Thickness of PM2.8mm
Pole arc coefficient0.8--
Effective value of rated current4.6A
Grade of PM38UH--
Remanence of PM (115 °C)1.125T
Relative permeability of PM1.01--
Grade of iron coreDW360-50--
Thickness of each silicon steel sheet0.5mm
Maximum iron loss of silicon steel sheet3.6W/Kg
Table 2. Machine design schemes when the number of rotor poles is 4 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Table 2. Machine design schemes when the number of rotor poles is 4 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Number of Stator SlotsNumber of Conductors per SlotWinding PitchWinding Coefficient
612410.866
125231
154430.9099
183640.9452
213250.9531
242850.933
272660.941
302260.9099
332070.9284
Table 3. Machine design schemes when the number of rotor poles is 8 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Table 3. Machine design schemes when the number of rotor poles is 8 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Number of Stator SlotsNumber of Conductors per SlotWinding PitchWinding Coefficient
97410.9452
125610.866
183420.9452
213220.8897
242820.866
272230.941
302230.9099
332230.869
Table 4. Machine design schemes when the number of rotor poles is 10 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Table 4. Machine design schemes when the number of rotor poles is 10 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Number of Stator SlotsNumber of Conductors per SlotWinding PitchWinding Coefficient
98410.9452
124810.933
155210.866
212820.9531
242620.925
272420.8773
302220.866
331830.9456
Table 5. The magnitudes of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 4.
Table 5. The magnitudes of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 4.
Number of Rotor PolesNumber of Stator SlotsLeast Common MultipleCogging Torque (mNm)
4612146.93
4121290.98
4156015.48
4183641.4
4218412.19
4242432.79
4271088.54
4306034.14
4331327.76
Table 6. The magnitudes of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 8.
Table 6. The magnitudes of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 8.
Number of Rotor PolesNumber of Stator SlotsLeast Common MultipleCogging Torque (mNm)
897274.39
81224319.09
8187283.41
82116861.56
82424369.91
82721659.99
83012074.47
83326463.28
Table 7. The magnitudes of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 10.
Table 7. The magnitudes of cogging torque under different numbers of stator slots when the number of rotor poles is 10.
Number of Rotor PolesNumber of Stator SlotsLeast Common MultipleCogging Torque (mNm)
1099046.69
10126069.41
101530534.60
102121027.07
102412053.09
102727049.03
103030242.13
103333029.04
Table 8. Various losses and efficiency when the number of rotor poles is 4 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Table 8. Various losses and efficiency when the number of rotor poles is 4 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Number of Rotor PolesNumber of Stator SlotsElectromagnetic Torque (Nm)Output Power (W)Mechanical Loss (W)Copper Loss (W)PM Eddy Current Loss (W)Iron Loss (W)Total Loss (W)Input Power (W)Efficiency (%)
462.367417.4153.531.439.4971.86812.8691.16
4122.367417.4149.320.389.5066.61807.6191.75
4152.287167.1648.940.2210.0166.33782.3391.52
4182.367417.4149.470.1310.4867.49808.4991.65
4212.47547.5452.940.1210.4571.05825.0591.39
4242.37227.2250.820.0910.8268.95790.9591.28
4272.417577.5754.550.1110.9673.19830.1991.18
4302.257077.0749.380.0511.3667.86774.8691.24
4332.267107.150.670.0611.5869.41779.4191.09
Table 9. Various losses and efficiency when the number of rotor poles is 8 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Table 9. Various losses and efficiency when the number of rotor poles is 8 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Number of Rotor PolesNumber of Stator SlotsElectromagnetic Torque (Nm)Output Power (W)Mechanical Loss (W)Copper Loss (W)PM Eddy Current Loss (W)Iron Loss (W)Total Loss (W)Input Power (W)Efficiency (%)
892.277137.1342.160.9012.7862.97775.9791.88
8122.47547.5441.610.1918.3167.65821.6591.77
8182.347357.3539.550.1420.1467.18802.1891.63
8212.387477.4742.300.2920.5970.65817.6591.36
8242.257077.0741.430.0821.5970.17777.1790.97
8272.357387.3838.050.0820.6866.19804.1991.77
8302.357387.3841.990.1322.6672.16810.1691.09
8332.447667.6645.460.0722.8476.03842.0390.97
Table 10. Various losses and efficiency when the number of rotor poles is 10 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Table 10. Various losses and efficiency when the number of rotor poles is 10 and the number of stator slots takes different values.
Number of Rotor PolesNumber of Stator SlotsElectromagnetic Torque (Nm)Output Power (W)Mechanical Loss (W)Copper Loss (W)PM Eddy Current Loss (W)Iron Loss (W)Total Loss (W)Input Power (W)Efficiency (%)
1092.387477.4742.700.8015.366.27813.2791.85
10122.327287.2835.300.2519.7962.62790.6292.08
10152.457697.6946.970.1822.5277.36846.3690.86
10212.357387.3836.690.1024.768.87806.8791.46
10242.387477.4738.240.0826.1571.94818.9491.21
10272.37227.2239.200.1127.1573.68795.6890.74
10302.186856.8539.410.0827.5273.86758.8690.27
10332.337327.3236.830.0727.371.52803.5291.10
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