A Proposal of an Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Machine Employing SMC Core With Tooth-Tips Constructed by One-Pressing Process: Improving Torque and Manufacturability

Autor: Ren Tsunata, Masatsugu Takemoto, Jun Imai, Tatsuya Saito, Tomoyuki Ueno
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: IEEE Access, Vol 11, Pp 109435-109447 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2169-3536
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3321829
Popis: This study aims to improve the torque performance and manufacturability of axial-flux permanent magnet (AFPM) machines. Hence, we propose a novel AFPM machine that employs a soft magnetic composite (SMC) core with tooth-tips constructed by a one-pressing process and die. In this paper, the proposed AFPM machine is compared to two conventional AFPM machines using an SMC core. One of them has open-slot structure without tooth-tips. Another model employs an SMC core with tooth-tips pressed by a conventional pressing process that requires multiple operations and dies. As a result of the comparison, the proposed AFPM machine realizes a much higher torque than the two conventional machines. Additionally, the manufacturability of an SMC core with tooth-tips pressed by the proposed method is superior to the conventional one because the proposed structure can be realized by the one-pressing process and die. Furthermore, two prototypes of the proposed AFPM machine and the conventional one with an open-slot structure are fabricated, and then, they are compared by experiments. Consequently, the proposed AFPM machine achieves a 15.7% higher torque than that of the conventional machine using an open-slot structure. Finally, this paper presents an improved design of an AFPM machine with SMC cores using the proposed pressing process. As a result, the proposed AFPM realizes a 20% larger torque than that of a conventional model employing an open-slot structure.
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