Robust Design of a Six-Phase Segmented Switch Reluctance Motor Considering Manufacturing Tolerances and Manufacturing Processes

Most electrical machine design optimization processes do not include constraints imposed during manufacture. Ignoring cutting tolerance when optimizing a machine, for example, can result in a machine who’s performance is susceptible to manufacturing defects. Ideally, design of electrical...

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Main Authors: Farshid Mahmouditabar, Nick J. Baker
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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description Most electrical machine design optimization processes do not include constraints imposed during manufacture. Ignoring cutting tolerance when optimizing a machine, for example, can result in a machine who’s performance is susceptible to manufacturing defects. Ideally, design of electrical machines for high-volume production should account for the impact of manufacturing tolerance, material variation and material processing. This ‘robust’ design ensures that models realistically predict achievable performance, thereby mitigating the risk of obsolescence during mass production. This paper introduces a procedure to address the influence of lamination punching in the robust design of electrical machines. A six-phase segmented switch reluctance motor is simulated with a multi-layer finite element model to account for the effects of punching on the magnetic characteristics of the electrical steel laminations. Additionally, to enhance the accuracy of finite element model, a geometry-dependent excitation and control circuit is integrated with the finite element model. The results demonstrate that the optimization model presented increases the likely torque output of a machine built with a normal distribution of manufacturing errors.
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spelling doaj-art-c07a8db0f807488bab90222bfbf64d492025-08-20T02:49:49ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011216001816002910.1109/ACCESS.2024.348625610734121Robust Design of a Six-Phase Segmented Switch Reluctance Motor Considering Manufacturing Tolerances and Manufacturing ProcessesFarshid Mahmouditabar0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4178-7324Nick J. Baker1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6463-8888School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.Most electrical machine design optimization processes do not include constraints imposed during manufacture. Ignoring cutting tolerance when optimizing a machine, for example, can result in a machine who’s performance is susceptible to manufacturing defects. Ideally, design of electrical machines for high-volume production should account for the impact of manufacturing tolerance, material variation and material processing. This ‘robust’ design ensures that models realistically predict achievable performance, thereby mitigating the risk of obsolescence during mass production. This paper introduces a procedure to address the influence of lamination punching in the robust design of electrical machines. A six-phase segmented switch reluctance motor is simulated with a multi-layer finite element model to account for the effects of punching on the magnetic characteristics of the electrical steel laminations. Additionally, to enhance the accuracy of finite element model, a geometry-dependent excitation and control circuit is integrated with the finite element model. The results demonstrate that the optimization model presented increases the likely torque output of a machine built with a normal distribution of manufacturing errors.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10734121/Manufacturing processpunchingsegmented switch reluctance motorrobust designelectrical steel laminations
spellingShingle Farshid Mahmouditabar
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Robust Design of a Six-Phase Segmented Switch Reluctance Motor Considering Manufacturing Tolerances and Manufacturing Processes
IEEE Access
Manufacturing process
punching
segmented switch reluctance motor
robust design
electrical steel laminations
title Robust Design of a Six-Phase Segmented Switch Reluctance Motor Considering Manufacturing Tolerances and Manufacturing Processes
title_full Robust Design of a Six-Phase Segmented Switch Reluctance Motor Considering Manufacturing Tolerances and Manufacturing Processes
title_fullStr Robust Design of a Six-Phase Segmented Switch Reluctance Motor Considering Manufacturing Tolerances and Manufacturing Processes
title_full_unstemmed Robust Design of a Six-Phase Segmented Switch Reluctance Motor Considering Manufacturing Tolerances and Manufacturing Processes
title_short Robust Design of a Six-Phase Segmented Switch Reluctance Motor Considering Manufacturing Tolerances and Manufacturing Processes
title_sort robust design of a six phase segmented switch reluctance motor considering manufacturing tolerances and manufacturing processes
topic Manufacturing process
punching
segmented switch reluctance motor
robust design
electrical steel laminations
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10734121/
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