High-speed electrical machines: technologies, trends and developments

Gerada, David; Mebarki, Abdelslam; Brown, Neil; Gerada, C.; Cavagnino, Andrea; Boglietti, Aldo

Abstract

This paper reviews the current technologies used in high speed electrical machines, through an extensive survey of different topologies developed and built in industry as well as in academia for several applications. Developments in materials and components including electrical steels and copper alloys are discussed, and their impact on the machines’ operating physical boundaries is investigated. The main application areas pulling the development of high speed machines are also reviewed in an effort to better understand the typical performance requirements.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 30, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Oct 22, 2013
• Publication Date: Jun 2, 2014
• Deposit Date: Sep 6, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 6, 2016
• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
• Print ISSN: 0278-0046
• Electronic ISSN: 0278-0046
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 61
• Issue: 6
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2013.2286777
• Keywords: high speed electrical machines, high frequency electrical machines, high strength electrical steels, high frequency electrical steels, copper alloys, thermal modeling, mechanical modeling.
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/731181
• Publisher URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6644302/?arnumber=6644302
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