Integrated motor drive: Mass and volume optimization of the motor with an integrated filter inductor

Khowja, Muhammad Raza; Vakil, Gaurang; Gerada, Chris; Patel, Chintan; Odhano, Shafiq; Wheeler, Patrick

Abstract

The present trend of aerospace industries is being shifted towards a “More Electric Aircraft” system which needs to be high power dense. For this purpose, the integration technologies have gained massive interest, providing the benefits of reduced losses, weight, volume and cost. In this article, the integration concept of a passive filter inductor is presented for a permanent magnet synchronous motor. The integrated motor eliminates the need of an external inductor, thus, eliminates the added inductor losses, mass, volume and cost associated with it. The motor utilizes its’s inherent inductance to use it as a filter inductor instead of implementing a discrete inductor that is commonly placed between inverter and the motor terminals. Optimization study is carried out, where the filter branch windings are tapped, in terms of improving mass and volume and performance parameters such as power losses and torque ripple. From the optimization study, the motor with minimum weight and volume is experimentally validated at the rated conditions, in order to prove the concept feasibility. Total system weight and volume of integrated and traditional motor drives are compared, which gives the minimum weight of 2.26 kg and 3.14 kg respectively, and the minimum volume of 0.54 L and 1.1 L respectively.

Citation

Khowja, M. R., Vakil, G., Gerada, C., Patel, C., Odhano, S., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Integrated motor drive: Mass and volume optimization of the motor with an integrated filter inductor. Energies, 14(15), Article 4564. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14154564

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 20, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jul 28, 2021
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Oct 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 15, 2021
• Journal: Energies
• Electronic ISSN: 1996-1073
• Publisher: MDPI
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 15
• Article Number: 4564
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14154564
• Keywords: Energy (miscellaneous); Energy Engineering and Power Technology; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Control and Optimization; Engineering (miscellaneous)
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6460997
• Publisher URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/15/4564