Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications

Kakosimos, Panagiotis E.; Sarigiannidis, Athanasios G.; Beniakar, Minos E.; Kladas, Antonios G.; Gerada, C.

doi:10.1109/TIE.2013.2274425

Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications

Kakosimos, Panagiotis E.; Sarigiannidis, Athanasios G.; Beniakar, Minos E.; Kladas, Antonios G.; Gerada, C.

Authors

Panagiotis E. Kakosimos

Athanasios G. Sarigiannidis

Minos E. Beniakar

Antonios G. Kladas

CHRISTOPHER GERADA CHRIS.GERADA@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Electrical Machines

Abstract

This paper introduces a comparative study on the design of aerospace actuators concerning Induction Motor (IM) and Permanent Magnet Motor (PMM) technologies. In the analysis undertaken, the two candidate configurations are evaluated in terms of both their electromagnetic and thermal behavior in a combined manner. On a first step, the basic dimensioning of the actuators and their fundamental operational characteristics are determined via a time-stepping Finite Element (FE) analysis. The consideration of the thermal robustness of the proposed motor configurations is integrated in the design procedure, through the appropriate handling of their respective constraints. As a result, all comparisons are carried out on a common thermal evacuation basis. On a second step, a single objective optimization procedure is employed, considering several performance and efficiency indexes using appropriate weights. Manufacturing and construction related costs for both investigated topologies are considered employing specific penalty functions. The impact of the utilized materials is also examined. The resultant motor designs have been validated through manufactured prototypes illustrating their suitability for aerospace actuation

Citation

Kakosimos, P. E., Sarigiannidis, A. G., Beniakar, M. E., Kladas, A. G., & Gerada, C. (2014). Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 61(8), https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2013.2274425

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 6, 2013
Online Publication Date	Jul 24, 2013
Publication Date	Aug 1, 2014
Deposit Date	Oct 19, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Oct 19, 2016
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Print ISSN	0278-0046
Electronic ISSN	1557-9948
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	61
Issue	8
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2013.2274425
Keywords	Actuators, aerospace engineering, finite element methods (FEM), induction motors (IMs), machine design, geometry optimization, permanent magnet motors (PMMs)
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Publisher URL	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6567951/
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