High power factor vernier permanent magnet machines

Abstract

Vernier permanent magnet (VPM) machines are well known for high torque density but low power factor. This paper deals with the low power factor of VPM machines. The goal is not obtained by reducing the electrical loading or adjusting current advance angle but proposing a novel vernier topology-dual-stator, spoke-array (DSSA) VPM topology. In this paper, the characteristics, such as active part, auxiliary mechanical structure and rotor anisotropy, of the DSSA VPM topology are analyzed in detail. Performances, including power factor, torque density, and cogging torque etc., are evaluated based on finite element analysis (FEA). The analysis results show that the DSSA VPM topology exhibits high power factor viz.,∼0.9 and significantly high torque capability. Finally, the prototype machine has been designed， built， and is under testing. The verification of the mechanical structure scheme is done in this paper, and the experimental results will be presented in the near future.Index Terms-High power factor, dual-stator spoke-array vernier permanent magnet machine

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