Summary
The flux switching permanent magnet (FSPM) motor is relatively a new topology of the permanent magnet (PM) motors, which both PM and armature winding are placed at the stator. This feature leads to more robust design, better heat dissipation, and a proper option for a wide range of industrial applications. The critical part of the development of FSPM motor is the design optimization of the structure to improve the electromagnetic performance of the motor. In this article, first to reduce the computation time and required memory of the optimization procedure, the multiobjective sensitivity analysis based on design of experiment is performed to specify the most effective parameters on the objectives. Then, the initial samples data of the optimization procedure is obtained by 2D finite element method (FEM) model of the FSPM motor, which is validated by the prototype of the motor. Furthermore, based on FEM results the multilayers perceptron artificial neural network for the approximation of relation between design variables and objectives is implemented. Finally, using the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm‐II, the optimization procedure of the FSPM motor is done. The accuracy of the presented optimization procedure is validated by a comparison of the initial prototype and final design of the motor.