Author(s)

Seyyed Mehdi Mirimani, Abolfazl Vahedi

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Recently, many optimal designs for axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) motors were performed based on finite- element (FE) analysis. Most of the models are based on reduction of 3D problem to 2D problem which is not accurate for design aspects. This paper describes an accurate electromagnetic analysis of a surface mounted, 28 pole AFPM with concentrated stator winding. The AFPM is modeled with three-dimensional finite-element method. This model in-cludes all geometrical and physical characteristics of the machine components. Using this accurate modeling makes it possible to obtain demanded signals for a very high precision analysis. Magnetic flux density, back-EMF, magnetic axial force and cogging torque of the motor are simulated using FLUX-3D V10.3.2. Meanwhile, the model is paramet-ric and can be used for design process and sensitivity analysis.

Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) Motor, Three-Dimensional Finite-Element Method (3D-FEM), Cogging Torque

S. Mirimani and A. Vahedi, "Developing a 3D-FEM Model for Electromagnetic Analysis of an Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine," Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2010, pp. 258-263. doi: 10.4236/jemaa.2010.24032.