Design of Axial-Flux Motor for Traction Application

Nadia Chaker, Ibrahim Ben Salah, Souhir Tounsi, Rafik Neji

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DOI: 10.4236/jemaa.2009.12012                

Abstract

This paper deals with the design of high power – low dimensions axial-flux permanent-magnet motor intended for trac-tion application. First, two motor configurations are analytically designed and compared using finite element calcula-tion. Then, the configuration yielding the best performances is integrated and modelled with the whole traction chain under MATLAB/SIMULINK environment in order to demonstrate the motor operation on a large speed band.

Keywords

Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Motor, Design Criteria, Finite Elements, Traction Chain, Circulation Mission

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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