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Electric Machines Considering Power Electronics

Mark Solveson – Application Engineer

Confidence by Design

Chicago, IL June 14, 2012

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Machine Design Methodology Introduction RMxprt Maxwell Advance Capabilities Core Loss Demagnetization / Magnetization Field-Circuit Co-Simulation Maxwell Circuit Editor Simplorer – Capabilities, Switches, IGBT Characterization

Simplorer Examples Multi-Physics Force Coupling Thermal Coupling

Outline

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Introduction: Machine Design Methodology

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Maxwell 2-D/3-D Electromagnetic Components

Field Solution

Model Generation

HFSS

ANSYS

Mechanical Thermal/Stress

ANSYS CFD Fluent

PExprt Magnetics

RMxprt Motor Design

Maxwell Design Flow – Field Coupling

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Simplorer System Design

PP := 6

ICA:

A

A

A

GAIN

A

A

A

GAIN

A

JPMSYNCIA

IB

IC

Torque JPMSYNCIA

IB

IC

TorqueD2D

HFSS, Q3D, SIwave

ANSYS CFD Icepack/Fluent

Maxwell 2-D/3-D Electromagnetic Components

ANSYS

Mechanical Thermal/Stress

PExprt Magnetics

RMxprt Motor Design

Simplorer Design Flow – System Coupling

Model order Reduction

Co-simulation

Push-Back Excitation

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RMxprt - Initial Motor Design Analytical solution

• 16 different Motor/Generator types

• Input data

• geometry, winding layout

• saturation, core losses

• comprehensive results – machine parameters

– performance curves

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Parametric Sweep:

Stack_Length

Skew/no Skew

Stator_ID

AirGap

Monitor:

Torque

Power

Efficiency

Determine the Best Design

Create FEA Model

Export Circuit Model

RMxprt - Motor Design

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Integrated EMDM Foundations Auto Setup Maxwell Design from RMxprt

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Maxwell/RMxprt V15 – Axial Flux Machine

• AC or PM Rotor

• Single or Double Side Stator

Sample Inputs

Sample Outputs

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Maxwell/RMxprt V15 – Axial Flux Machine • Maxwell 3D auto-setup (Geometry, Motion, Master Slave, Excitations, etc. )

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Design Exploration

P2 - parallel

P1 - cond

Workbench Schematic

Maxwell Project

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Design Exploration

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Design Exploration – Six Sigma

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More Than 30 UDP Machine Components for 2D and 3D

Integrated Motor Solution

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RMxprt Dynamic Link to Simplorer

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Maxwell

0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00Time [ms]

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

1.20

1.40

Pos

ition

[mm

]

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

Coi

l Cur

rent

[met

er]

TRW / Ansoft Position & Current Hysteresis Control Close/Open1

Curve Info

Position

Coil Current

Diode Current

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Automatic Adaptive Meshing

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Advanced Capabilities Coreloss Computation

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Lamination Core Loss in Time Domain

• Instantaneous hysteresis loss

• Instantaneous classic eddy current loss

• Instantaneous excess loss

where

dt

dBH

dt

dBBktp irrmhh

cos

1)(

2

22

1)(

dt

dBktp cc

dCe 2/

0

5.15.1cos

22

21

)(dt

dBk

Ctp c

e

e

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• As a post-processing step

• Including eddy, hysteresis with minor loop and excess losses

• Applicable to soft ferromagnetic and power ferrite materials

• Practical as it is based on available manufacturer-provided data sheet

Computed core loss with time

Observation

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Core Loss Effects on Field Solutions

• Basic concept: the feedback of the core loss is taken into account by introducing an additional component of magnetic field H in core loss regions. This additional component is derived based on the instantaneous core loss in the time domain

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• Equivalent H component:

• He contributes to the right hand as an additional source

Introduce equivalent H component

eH

ehce hhhH

normal eddy current loss

hysteresis loss

excess loss

5.05.0

22

)(

cos )cos(

2 )

2(

power energy

dt

d

dt

d

e

eee

e

ee

mh

hhmh

h

ccc

cc

C

k

dt

d

dt

d

C

kp

Bk

dt

d

dt

dB

kp

t

k

dt

d

dt

d

t

kp

dt

d

BBh

Bh

B

hB

hB

Bh

Bh

BB

BHBH

• How to derive hc, hh and he ?

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Model Validation by Numerical Experiment

The effectiveness of the model can be validated by the power balance experiment from two test cases: considering core loss feedback and without considering core loss feedback. The increase of input electric power and/or input mechanical power between the two cases should match the computed core loss.

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

0 20 40 60 80 100

Time (ms)

Lo

ss (

W)

Input power increaseCore loss 0

2

4

6

8

10

12

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Time (ms)

Lo

ss (

W)

Core loss

Input power increase

Three-phase transformer Three-phase motor

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Advanced Capabilities Demagnetization Modeling

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Modeling Mechanism

• The worst demagnetization point

for each element is dynamically

determined from a full transient

process

• The demagnetization point is

source, position, speed and

temperature dependent

• Each element uses its own recoil

curve derived at the worst

demagnetization point in

subsequent transient simulation

H Hc

B

0

Br'

Br

K

p Recoil lines

Worst demagnetizing point

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H Hc

B

0

Br'

Br

K

p Recoil line

Irreversible Demagnetization

If a demagnetizing point P goes below the knee point K, even after the load is reduced or totally removed, the subsequent working points will no longer along the original BH curve, but along the recoil line.

The animation shows how the demagnetization

permanently occurs with varying load current

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• Two temperature dependent parameters: Remanent flux density Br and Intrinsic coercivity Hci

Temperature Dependent Model

• Work on intrinsic Bi-H, instead of B-H curve

B = Bi + μo H

)()(1)()( 0

2

02010 TPTBTTTTTBTB rrr

)()( 1)()( 0

2

02010 TQTHTTTTTHTH cicici

where T0 is the reference temperature, and α1, α2, β1 and β2 are coefficients which are provided by vendors

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• Once a model at T0

is constructed, any Bi-H curves at other T can be recovered in terms of P(T), Q(T)

• B-H curve in the 2nd and 3rd quadrants can be further recovered by

B = Bi + μo H

Temperature Dependent Model

Copied from vendor datasheet

Derived from our implemented temperature dependent model

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Benchmark Example

• 8-pole, 48-slot, 50 KW, 245 V, 3000 rpm Toyota Prius IPM motor with imbedded NdFeB magnet

• Two steps in 3D transient FEA:

1. Determine the worst operating point element by element during the entire transient process

2. Simulate an actual problem based on the element-based linearized model derived from the step 1

• To further consider the impact of temperature, element-based average loss density over one electrical cycle is used as the thermal load in subsequent thermal analysis

• The computed temperature distribution from thermal solver is further feedback to magnetic transient solver to consider temperature impact on the irreversible demagnetization

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Hc' change in one element during a transient process:

The 1st cycle (0 to 5ms) doesn’t consider temperature impact. The 2nd cycle (5 to 10ms) has considered the feedback from thermal solution based on the average loss over the 1st cycle

Observation: Hc' has dropped from 992,755 A/m to 875,459 A/m, which is derived from the worst operating condition

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Contours of loss density distribution Static temperature distribution (K)

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Torque profiles showing demagnetization and temperature dependence:

Torque profiles derived from without considering demagnetization, considering demagnetization but no temperature impact and considering demagnetization as well as temperatures dependence

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Magnetization

• Compute magnetization based on the original non-remanent B-H curve

• Find operating point p from nonlinear solutions

• Construct line b at the operating point p, which is parallel to the line a at saturation point

• Br is the intersection of line b with B-axis

• Element by element

B

H 0

Br Line b

Slope of line a at saturation point

p

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Br

• Magnetostatic case: the

operating point used for computing

magnetization (Br) is from single

source point;

What is the Difference between Using Magnetostatic and Transient solver?

• Transient case: the

operating point used for

computing magnetization (Br)

is the maximum operating

point with the largest (B,H)

during the entire transient

simulation.

H 0

Br p

B

H 0

p

B

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• Anisotropic magnetization: magnetization direction is determined by

the orientation of the magnet material and the direction is specified by a

user;

Anisotropic or Isotropic Magnetization

P(T) input

Q(T) input

• Isotropic magnetization: magnetization direction is

determined by the orientation of

the magnetizing field and is

determined during the field

computation.

For isotropic magnetization, all three

components have to be set to zero

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Field-Circuit Co-simulation

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Co-simulation Mechanism

Thevenin equivalent (impedance matrix,

source voltages)

Lumped field parameters

(inductances, induced Internal voltages)

Norton equivalent (conductance matrix,

source currents)

Convert node to loop

FE Simulator

Mww

Rw

Ew J

STF

M

DCMP STF

J

ETA

UA.VAL

ETBUB.VAL

ETCUC.VAL

TH11 TH12 TH13

TH14 TH15 TH16TH21 TH22 TH23

TH24 TH25 TH26

MasTachoJ := 0.15m

StfTachoShaft

DcmpMotor

J := 2.1m

StfMotorShaft

MasCouplingLeft

J := 0.9m

Circuit Simulator

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Maxwell Circuit Editor Example

• Commutator bar: model position

• Commutating model: model parameters

(a) (b) (c) (d)

WidB

WidC

Period LagAngle

Position

G

0 WidC+WidB

|WidC-WidB|

a

b c

d

Gmax

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Case Example for Commutating Circuit

Torque

Winding currents

PMDC Motor

Brush commutation

circuit

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Simplorer: Power Electronics

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Simplorer Technology Highlights

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State-of-the-Art Drive System: A Multidomain Challenge

Drive systems

• Simplorer conservative structures (electrical circuits, mechanics, magnetics, hydraulics, thermal, ...)

• Simplorer non-conservative systems (blocks, states, digital, nth-order differential equations.

Drive components

• Maxwell with motion and circuits

• RMxprt and PExprt (incl. thermal)

• Maxwell with ANSYS Thermal.

• HFSS, Q3D, SIwave with circuits (Designer/Nexxim), ANSYS Mechanical, ICEPACK, etc. ...

ANSYS provides a comprehensive toolset for multidomain work:

· = M SV RS

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+

-

B 11A 11 C11

A 12 A 2

B 12 B 2

C12 C2

ROT2ROT1

ASMS

3~M

J

STF

M(t)

GN

D

mSTF

F(t)

GN

D

Magnetics

JA

MMF

Mechanics

L

H Q

Hydraulics, Thermal, ...

Simplorer Simulation Data Bus / Simulator Coupling Technology

State-space Models

statetransition

AUS

SET: TSV1:=0SET: TSV2:=1SET: TSV3:=1SET: TSV4:=0

(R_LAST.I <= I_UGR)

(R_LAST.I >= I_OGR)

EIN

SET: TSV1:=1SET: TSV2:=0SET: TSV3:=0SET: TSV4:=1

Cxy

BuAxx

Electrical circuits

Multi-Domain System Simulator

Analog Simulator

Block Diagram Simulator

State Machine Simulator

Digital/VHDL Simulator

PROCESS (CLK,PST,CLR) BEGIN IF (PST = '0') THEN state <= '1'; ELSIF (CLR = '0') THEN state <= '0'; ENDIF;

JK-Flip flop with Active-low Preset and Clear

CLK

INV

CLK

CLK

J Q

QB

CLR

PST

Flip flop

K

CLK

CLK

INV

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1X-Axis

Curve Data

ffjkcpal1.clk:TR

ffjkcpal1.j:TR

ffjkcpal1.k:TR

ffjkcpal1.clr:TR

ffjkcpal1.pst:TR

ffjkcpal1.q:TR

ffjkcpal1.qb:TR

MX1: 0.1000

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Electromechanical Design Environment

Simulation Data Bus/Simulator Coupling Technology

Model Database Electrical, Blocks, State Machines, Automotive, Hydraulic,

Mechanics, Power, Semiconductors…

Maxwell Circuits Block

Diagram State

Machine VHDL-AMS

Matlab RTW

UDC MathCAD Matlab Simulink

Maxwell

C/C++ Programming Interface (FORTRAN, C, C++ etc.)

…

Co-Simulation

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Multi-domain simulation example

• Electrical supply

• Digital control

• Mechanical / fluid behavioural models

plunger

limit

spring

F

F

em_force

Battery- +

bjt1 bjt2

accumulator

Digital Control

TRIG

CTRL2

CTRL1 BS=>Q

BS=>Q

DETECTPLUNGER

I

TRIG

Solenoidmp2

pp1

75

m := 0.0066 s0 := 0.0002

gravity

v alue := 0.0066*9.8

spacer

sul := 0.0002sll_ := 0.0

Digital Electrical

Mechanical Hydraulic

Solenoid

A

orifice

75

ctrl1

ctrl2

plunger_control

Analog Circuit Simulator

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Transient Electromagnetic FEM Co-simulation – Maxwell 2D/3D

Future: Multidomain model extraction and co-simulation

plunger

limit

spring

F

F

em_force

Battery- +

bjt1 bjt2

accumulator

Digital Control

TRIG

CTRL2

CTRL1 BS=>Q

BS=>Q

DETECTPLUNGER

I

TRIG

Solenoidmp2

pp1

75

m := 0.0066 s0 := 0.0002

gravity

v alue := 0.0066*9.8

spacer

sul := 0.0002sll_ := 0.0

Digital Electrical

Mechanical Hydraulic

Solenoid

A

orifice

75

ctrl1

ctrl2

plunger_control

Multi-Physics Co-Simulation

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Semicondutor Modeling In Simplorer

IGBT Device model

• Semiconductor device model on Simplorer

• IGBT Device model : Average / Dynamic

• Capability of IGBTmodel

Thermal management for Inverter

• Thermal model in Simplorer’s semiconductor model.

• Extract thermal network from ANSYS Icepak

• Heat / Power loss coupling with device model

Inverter surge and conduction noise

• Extract parasitic LCR from Q3D Extractor

• Inverter surge and conduction noise in Simplorer

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Semiconductor device model in Simplorer

Ideal switch model

• ON:short, OFF:open

Semiconductor system level

• Modeled as nonlinear resistance in consideration of a static characteristic.

Semiconductor device level

• Dynamic characteristics, therma and physical characteristics are modeled. – BJT / MOSFET /JFET / IGBT / Diode / Thysistors…

SPICE compatible

• spice-3f5 compatible – MOSFET (spice3 Lv.1 - 6, BSIM1 - 4, EKV,JFET)

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IGBT model 1. System model

• Nonlinear resistance – verification of operation

2. Average model

• Static char. & average loss. – Heating & temp. rise

3. Basic Dynamic model

• Dynamic char.& Energy – Switching loss & heating.

4. Advanced Dynamic model

• Detailed dynamic char. – Inverter surge & noise

1) 2)

3) 4)

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Average IGBT model

A switching waveform (current and voltage) is systematic.

Calculate a switching loss for every cycle.

DC loss and turn ON/OFF loss pulse is an input to a thermal network.

Losses compute as an averaged rectangle pulse.

A thermal network is calculable in the independent sampling time.

• PON/POFF – switching loss • EON/EOFF – switching energy loss • PDC – conduction loss • TON/TOFF – turn on , turn off time • Vce,sat – collector-emitter saturation voltage.

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-231.0n 618.0n0 200.0n 400.0n-50.0

700.0

0

166.7

333.3

500.0

-172.0n 750.0n0 200.0n 400.0n 600.0n-50.0

700.0

0

166.7

333.3

500.0

Dynamic IGBT model

Static characteristic modeled the same as Average model.

Switching energy is derived by the integration of a current cross voltage waveform.

The Dynamic model can obtain an exact switching waveform.

It can applies also to EMI/EMC and a noise simulation.

（VCE=600V、IC=300A、VGE=15V、T=25℃）

Eoff

Eon

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IGBT device circuit model

Internal equivalent circuit

Internal thermal network

Current, Voltage, Temp., VgeSlope dependency modeled for each capacitance. Independent tail current source. RC snubber are implemented.

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IGBT Characterization

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IGBT inverter design Circuit design (loss) + thermal model

Line current

1T, 1D SW loss + DC loss

1T, 1D junction temperature

Package temperature

Examination of temperature cycle

1T 1D

Ambient temperature = 20 cel

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-231.0n 618.0n0 200.0n 400.0n-50.0

700.0

0

166.7

333.3

500.0

Simplorer + Icepak = Detailed modeling of thermal system

Simplorer

ANSYS Icepak Q3D Extractor

Parasitism LCR extraction

Device property and loss consultation

CAD Import

Design of the cooling technique and arrangement

Design of substrate radiating route

The simulation in consideration of change of detailed temperature environment

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Induction Motor FEA Coupled with Simplorer

FEA

PhaseA1

PhaseA2

PhaseB1

PhaseB2

PhaseC1

PhaseC2

Rotor1

Rotor2

w +

ICA:

1400 rpm

LL:=237.56u

RA:=696.076m

B6U

D1 D3 D5

D2 D4 D6

2L3_GTOS

g_r1

g_r2

g_s1

g_s2

g_t1

g_t2

~

3PHAS

~

~

A * sin (2 * pi * f * t + PHI + phi_u)

PHI = 0°

PHI = -120°

PHI = -240°

LDUM:=100m

CDC:=10m

LDC:=10m

RDC:=10

VZENER:=650

AMPLITUDE := 800 V

FREQUENCY := 60 Hz

-297.50

300.00

-200.00

0

200.00

0 100.00m 50.00m

LA.I [A]

LB.I [A]

LC.I [A]

FREQ := 800 Hz

AMPL := 800

PHASE := 0 deg

AMPL := 500

PHASE := -315 deg

FREQ := 50 Hz

PHASE := -195 deg

PHASE := -75 deg

SA

SB

SC

G_R1 := SA.VAL

G_R2 := -SA.VAL

G_S1 := SB.VAL

G_S2 := -SB.VAL

G_T1 := SC.VAL

G_T2 := -SC.VAL

+ V

Name Value

SIMPARAM1.RunTime [s] 111.29k

SIMPARAM1.TotalIterations 40.51k

SIMPARAM1.TotalSteps 10.00k

FEA1.FEA_STEPS

-500.00

1.50k

0

1.00k

0 100.00m 50.00m

100.00 * LD.I [A]

VDC.V [V]

-715.00

425.00

-500.00

0

0 100.00m 50.00m

Current Torque

Speed

Fed by ac-dc-ac inverter

Frequency controlled speed

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BLDC motor FEA Coupled with Simplorer

FEA

sourceA1

sourceA2

sourceB1

sourceB2

sourceC1

sourceC2

Magnet01

Magnet02

w +

ICA:

+

F GAIN

CONST

CONST

EQUBL

EQUBL

EQUBL

1500 rpm

LL:=922u

RA:=2.991

ANGRAD

57.3

-60+PWM_PER

-30+PWM_PER

QS1

QS2

QS3

VAL[0] := mod( INPUT[0] ,INPUT[1] )

PWM_T:=60

I_TARG:=9

I_HYST:=0.2

Q1

Q2

Q3 Q5

Q4 Q6

400 V

THRES := PWM_T

EQUBL

CONST

QS4

-90+PWM_PER

EQUBL

CONST

QS5

-120+PWM_PER

EQUBL

CONST

QS6

-150+PWM_PER

RA Ohm LL H

PWM_PER:=180

INPUT[1] := PWM_PER

INPUT := -LB.I

LC.I

-LA.I

LB.I

-LC.I

LA.I

THRES1 := I_TARG - I_HYST

0

8.50

5.00

0 20.00m 30.00m

-14.50

7.80

0

0 30.00m 20.00m

-10.30

10.00

0

0 30.00m 20.00m

Output torque

Chopped currents

Inverter fed three phase BLDC motor drive

Chopped current control

0

8.50

5.00

0 30.00m 20.00m

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FEA

A1

A2

B1

B2

C1

C2

AirRotor1

AirRotor2

w +

26293 rpm ICA: LL:=70.6914u

RA:=203m

140 V

100u F

+

F ANGRAD GAIN

57.3

CONST -30+90

CONST -60+90

EQUBL

VAL[0] := mod( INPUT[0] ,90 ) QA

QB

QC

EQUBL

EQUBL

Name Value

FEA1.FEA_STEPS 1.00k

SIMPARAM1.RunTime [s] 6.90k

SIMPARAM1.TotalIterations 4.05k

SIMPARAM1.TotalSteps 1.00k

0

100.00

50.00

0 1.00m 500.00u

10.00 * QA.VAL

10.00 * QB.VAL + 30.00

10.00 * QC.VAL + 60.00

ROTA.VAL[0] ROTB.VAL[0] ROTC.VAL[0]

-54.00m

264.00m

0

100.00m

200.00m

0 1.00m 500.00u

10.00u * FEA1.OMEGA

V_ROTB1.TORQUE [Nm]

mechanical

-17.80

18.00

-10.00

0

10.00

0 1.00m 500.00u

L1.I [A] L2.I [A] L3.I [A] E1.I [A]

current control variable

SRM FEA Coupled with Simplorer

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Electric Machine Design: Maxwell – Simplorer Co-Simulation

3-ph Windings

Permanent Magnets

Stator & Rotor

Flux Linkages

3ph Line Currents

Co-simulation

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Multi-physics

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Multiphysics Coupling through WB

• Maxwell 3D provide volume/surface forces to ANSYS Structural

• Solver improvements

– Surface forces are supported

Deformation of the stator Deformation of coils The electromagnetic force density from Maxwell is used as load in Structural

Thermal-Stress with Electromagnetic Force load

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Force Coupling – Maxwell to Mechanical

0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00Time [ms]

-250.00

-200.00

-150.00

-100.00

-50.00

-0.00

50.00

Forc

e (N

ewto

ns)

02_DC-6step_IPMRadial Force on Tooth Tips ANSOFT

Curve InfoExprCache(ToothTipRadial_Full1)ExprCache(ToothTipRadial_2)ExprCache(ToothTipRadial_3)ExprCache(ToothTipRadial_4)ExprCache(ToothTipRadial_5)ExprCache(ToothTipRadial_6)

0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 35.00 40.00Time [ms]

-30.00

-25.00

-20.00

-15.00

-10.00

-5.00

0.00

5.00

10.00

Forc

e (N

ewto

ns)

02_DC-6step_IPMTangential Force on Tooth Tips ANSOFT

Curve InfoExprCache(ToothTipTangent_Full1)ExprCache(ToothTipTangent_2)ExprCache(ToothTipTangent_3)ExprCache(ToothTipTangent_4)ExprCache(ToothTipTangent_5)ExprCache(ToothTipTangent_6)

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Force Coupling – Maxwell to Mechanical

• Case 1 0% Eccentricity

• Case 2 50 % Eccentricity

Max Deformation vs time

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Maxwell Couplings

Forced water cooling Forced air cooling Natural air cooling

Mapped Losses 2D/3D Losses Temperature

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Two Way CFD Thermal Analysis, R14

Geometry

Losses

Maxwell Model

CFD Model

Mapped Losses

Temperature

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Power Loss in windings are not displayed.

Power Loss Mapped into FLUENT

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Results – Temperature Distribution

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