Optimised Design of Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines for Household Appliances

Degano, Michele; Murataliyev, Mukhammed; Shuo, Wang; Barater, Davide; Buticchi, Giampaolo; Jara, Werner; Bianchi, Nicola; Galea, Michael; Gerada, Chris

Abstract

This paper is focused on the design, optimisation and control of a permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance machine (PMaSynRel) for low cost high efficiency household appliances, in particular a motor for washing machine. The design and optimisation of the motor aims at maximising the torque produced and power factor, while minimise torque oscillations and the losses, thus improving the efficiency. A campaign of tests has been carried out on the prototype of the optimised machine, comparing finite element results and experimental measurements as a validation of the proposed design. In addition, torque ripple measurements are confirming that the solution proposed is meeting the optimisation design targets. The outcomes of this project are demonstrating that PMaSynRel drives are a suitable candidate for white goods sector, and that the proposed design is able to boost the performance and efficiency class with respect to the state-of-the-art solutions.

Citation

Degano, M., Murataliyev, M., Shuo, W., Barater, D., Buticchi, G., Jara, W., Bianchi, N., Galea, M., & Gerada, C. (2021). Optimised Design of Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines for Household Appliances. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 36(4), 3084-3095. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2021.3076675

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 24, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Apr 29, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-12
• Deposit Date: Jul 5, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 5, 2021
• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
• Print ISSN: 0885-8969
• Electronic ISSN: 1558-0059
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 3084-3095
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2021.3076675
• Keywords: Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Energy Engineering and Power Technology
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5756999
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9419728
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