Development of a Direct Drive Synchronous Reluctance Motor with a Surrogate-Assisted Optimization Technique

Syed Abid Ali Shah Bukhari*, Wenping Cao, Guofeng Li, Shady Gadoue, Ayman Abdel-Khalik

*Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    This paper presents 24-kW synchronous reluctance motor for close coupled centrifugal pump. The stator of the machine has 4-poles, 36 slots which are similar to an induction motor. The paper is focused on a new rotor design of the motor firstly by the finite element method (FEM). It is aimed to reduce power losses and torque ripples. The rotor is optimized with series of varying flux barrier width, flux carrier width, barrier edge angle and shaft diameter. The surrogate assisted technique has been applied while using a particle swarm optimization method in order to improve the performance of the motor. The simulation carried out at different designs and shapes and finally chosen the best 3 V-shaped flux barriers design for the prototype development. The simulation and experimental results show the excellent potential of the suggested optimal rotor design which can provide a good average torque with low ripples and can be right choice for the industrial applications. The main advantage is an increase of power with low power losses and good thermal performance.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2019
    PublisherIEEE
    Pages319-326
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Electronic)9781728109107
    ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-0911-4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6 Feb 2020
    Event2019 IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2019 - Aswan City, Egypt
    Duration: 23 Oct 201925 Oct 2019

    Conference

    Conference2019 IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy, CPERE 2019
    Country/TerritoryEgypt
    CityAswan City
    Period23/10/1925/10/19

    Keywords

    • direct drive
    • flux barrier
    • machine design
    • particle swarm optimization
    • surrogate based technique
    • synchronous reluctance motor
    • torque ripple minimization

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