Analytical Modeling of Slotless Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Motor With Equidirectional Toroidal Winding

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Abstract
This study proposes a two-dimensional (2D) analytical model (AM) of slotless axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) motor, which includes two submodels of armature winding (AW) and permanent magnet (PM) magnetic fields. It can reveal the operating mechanism of equidirectional toroidal winding (ETW) armature magnetic field in the theory and quantitatively analyze its AW and PM magnetic fields. The proposed AM is characterized in that AW magnetic field submodel is established only based on the current density distribution of the effective conductors on one side of a single toroidal coil considering its width and thickness. First, based on the proposed equivalence principle, the analytical submodels of AW and PM magnetic fields of AFPM motor with ETW are established separately, and the formulas of back EMF and torque of the motor are derived. Second, the electromagnetic performance of a slotless AFPM motor with ETW is studied by the proposed 2D AM, including the waveforms of AW and PM magnetic fields, phase back EMF and torque, which are verified by the finite element model. Finally, a prototype of AFPM motor with ETW is manufactured and tested in open-circuit and on-load conditions, which verifies the accuracy of the proposed AM.
Funding Information
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (52277069)
  • Major Special Project for Collaborative Innovation in Zhengzhou (20XTZX12023)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (52207067)

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