Open AccessDesign, analysis and prototyping of a low‐cost monopole machine
Author(s) -
Kahourzade Solmaz,
Mahmoudi Amin,
Wooi Ping Hew
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
iet electric power applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1751-8679
pISSN - 1751-8660
DOI - 10.1049/iet-epa.2012.0305
Subject(s) - rapid prototyping , cost analysis , magnetic monopole , computer science , engineering , reliability engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
This study presents the design, analysis and prototyping of a low‐cost monopole machine capable of battery charging. The designed monopole machine encompasses a rotor disc including eight permanent magnets with the same magnetising direction and a stator consists of a magnetic core and three windings: power coil winding, trigger coil winding and recovery coil winding. This machine includes an electronic circuit as a trigger and a magnetic circuit that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy and vice versa. The machine captures energy in the form of back‐electromagnetic force generated by a collapsing field in the stator and rotor to avoid wasting energy and stores it in a battery. To simulate the machine, electromagnetic and electrical analyses were conducted simultaneously to predict the design parameters and machine performance: three‐dimensional finite element analysis via Vector Field Opera, and MATLAB/Simulink. To validate the simulation results accuracy, the machine was fabricated and tested. Experimental data were compared with simulation results, and showed good agreement with that of simulation.