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Reducing Acoustic Noise of Axial‐Gap SRMs by Decreasing Axial Electromagnetic Force Ripple
Author(s) -
TOKITA TAKAHIRO,
GOTO HIROKI,
ICHINOKURA OSAMU
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/eej.22948
Subject(s) - stator , torque ripple , switched reluctance motor , air gap (plumbing) , electromagnetic coil , acoustics , noise (video) , reluctance motor , torque , ripple , rotor (electric) , engineering , physics , induction motor , electrical engineering , materials science , computer science , direct torque control , image (mathematics) , voltage , artificial intelligence , composite material , thermodynamics
SUMMARY Switched reluctance (SR) motors are motors that utilize the reluctance torque originating in the magnetic saliency between the stator and the rotor, which are made up of an electromagnetic steel sheet and windings without a permanent magnet. Because of their robustness and simple structure, SR motors are suited for use as the in‐wheel motor for traction motors of vehicles. In a flat space such as is present in in‐wheel motors, the axial‐gap structure has an advantage compared with the conventional radial‐gap structure for the space factor of a motor. An axial‐gap in‐wheel SR motor was tested in a microbus, and the bus could be successfully driven. The test results regarding the motor performance were satisfactory. However, the motor emits a loud sound. The acoustic noise of the axial‐gap SR motor is mainly caused by the axial electromagnetic force. This paper presents a method of reducing acoustic noise that is based on a model of the electromagnetic force on the axial‐gap SR motor.