This master´s thesis deals with permanent magnet synchronous motor, which is part of hybrid system of Toyota Prius. You can find study of this motor in program FEMM in this thesis. Model of equivalent magnetic circuit and magnetic flux density are part of this work. There is also information about core losses.

The thesis focuses on constructing dynamic model - synchronous generator with using magnetic equivalent circuit diagrams. The model construction is based on knowledge of geometric parameters, magnetic characteristic of used material and fyzical deployment of vindings placed in stator slots. Computed reults are compared with results optained from model created with finite element method.

Master thesis deals with analysis of the definite synchronous reluctance motor with salient poles and design of synchronous reluctance motor with barriers for magnetic flux. The work is divided into five parts. In the first part there is a brief overview of realized synchronous reluctance motor designs and also operating principle of motor of this type is described. The next part contains the basic parameters of the synchronous reluctance motor with salient poles; the parameters were found with analytical calculation. The third part demonstrates verified by means of FEMM results of analytical calculations for linear and nonlinear states and with transient analysis of motor using Ansys Maxwell environment. In the following part results of testing of the synchronous reluctance motor with salient poles are presented as well as the comparation of these results with calculated values and the results of simulations. The closing part of the thesis shows the design of synchronous reluctance motor with barriers for magnetic flux. All obtained parameters were examined using FEMM and Ansys Maxwell. The final version of the proposed motor was analysed when supplied directly by mains and through the converter by Maxwell- Simplorer co-simulation.

This thesis is focused on design of piezoelectric energy harvester with additional nonlinear stiffness. Linear generator has very narrow resonance frequency bandwidth. It makes the resonance mechanism very sensitive to tuning up of the resonance frequency and it can be tuned only for one narrow vibration peak. The main idea for using of the vibration energy harvester with nonlinear stiffness is to make resonance frequency bandwidth wider, so the generator will be useable for more excitation frequencies. In this thesis is used generator Midé V21BL and additional nonlinear stiffness is realized with permanent magnets.

The thesis presents deals with the design, analysis, test and control of permanent magnetsynchronous motor(PMSM). An analytical model was carried out based on the d-q frame and the equivalent circuit of PMSM, theanalytical model gives an approximation value of the machine parameters and is carried out byequations from the listed references. this phase includes many iteration steps, once the results wereobtained they were compared with the motor specifications and if they don’t match the requiredspecifications the process must be done again until the desired design is obtained. Once the analytical model is obtained a Finite Element Simulation was carried out using FEMMsoftware to validate the design, in this phase the designed machine in the analytical model isanalyzed and validated, once the simulation is done the results from both models are compared anddiscussed in the results chapter. It’s important to mark that during the design phase some design parameters were affected andlimited by some factors, for example, the air gap length has been magnified due to manufacturinglimits. The manufacturing process and the prototype building have been started once the optimal designwas selected, the manufacturing process was explained and a comparison study was made to selectthe best manufacturing process suitable and available for this thesis.

This thesis is a study on an unconventional slow speed direct drive permanent magnet (PM) generator. Unlike a standard permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) which has the copper coils wound around iron teeth, the work in this thesis will present a generator where the copper coils are directly mounted on the stator which eliminates the slots and teeth in the generator. By having a slotless design it is possible to eliminate cogging torque, iron losses in teeth and achieve a lightweight design. These characteristics can prove useful when developing generators for an application such as wind turbines, or more specifically vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) in remote areas where weight and serviceability is of concern. This thesis consists of two main parts where the main focus was on the design and simulation of slotless generators. The second part of the thesis was to investigate an available slotless axial flux machine. For the simulations, three different models were created in 2D using CAD software. Two of the models were double-rotor slotless generators and one was a single rotor variant. The electromagnetic properties of these models were analysed using FEMM and COMSOL. The results showed that the double rotor variant with the smaller magnets were more favourable considering the price of magnets and no iron core losses. The experimental results of the axial flux machine gave insight into the construction of commercially available axial slotless generators which could be used to further analyse these types of machines.

O motor linear à relutância variável (MLRV) é uma máquina elétrica alimentada em corrente contínua, com fases excitadas numa sequência determinada. Caracterizado por operar numa ampla faixa de variação de velocidade, é utilizado em aplicações lineares que convertem energia elétrica em força e movimento de translação. A necessidade de dispositivos comutadores de corrente e um sistema de controle requer boa estimativa do perfil de indutância do motor. No entanto, uma vez que o maior entreferro dificulta o cálculo analítico, este perfil deve ser obtido através de métodos numéricos. Neste contexto, este trabalho apresenta um motor linear do tipo fluxo longitudinal de 4 fases, destinado a mover um sistema de translação deslizante de abertura e fechamento. A robustez, a simplicidade de construção e a potência reduzida foram decisivos na escolha do tipo de máquina. A análise via elementos finitos (AEF) é aplicada a fim de determinar o desempenho, qualificado pela auto-indutância das bobinas de fase e pela capacidade de produção da força de propulsão. A AEF também é utilizada na avaliação do fator de ondulação da força (force ripple), altamente presente neste tipo de motor, além da produção de vibração e ruído acústico, decorrentes do mesmo. / The linear variable reluctance motor (LVRM) is an electric machine fed by direct current with excited phases in a given sequence. Characterized by operating in a wide range of speed variation, it is used in linear applications that converts electric energy into force and translation movement. The need for current switching devices and a control system requires a good estimate of the motor’s inductance profile. However, since the larger air gap makes analytical calculation difficult, this profile must be obtained by numerical methods. In this context, this work presents a linear motor of the 4 phase transverse flow type designed to move a sliding translation system of opening and closing. Robustness, simplicity of construction and reduced power are decisive in the choice of machine type. The finite element analysis (FEA) is applied in order to determine the performance, qualified by the self-inductance of phase coils and the propulsion force production capacity. The FEA is also used in the evaluation of the force ripple factor, highly present in this type of motor, besides the production of vibration and acoustic noise arising from ripple factor. / Dissertação (Mestrado)

Cieľom tejto práce bolo navrhnúť alternatívny zdroj energie pre riadiacu jednotku, ktorú obsahujú komponenty traťového zabezpečovacieho zariadenia v rámci európskeho systému riadenia železničnej dopravy. V porovnaní s predchádzajúcimi harvestormi bola vďaka použitiu lineárneho elektrického generátora eliminovaná mechanická väzba, ako napr. prevodovka. To by malo zvýšiť životnosť a spoľahlivosť zariadenia. S pomocou analógie magnetických obvodov a softvéru využívajúceho metódu konečných prvkov FEMM a Ansys Maxwell, boli navrhnuté tri rôzne synchrónne generátory s permanentnými magnetmi. Simulácia v prostredí Matlab Simulink dokázala, že výsledný návrh generátora je schopný dodávať priemerný výkon 5 W počas prechodu vlaku zo stlačenia pražca väčšieho ako 2 mm.

The main idea that lead to the development of EC (electronic commutation) motors is to remove from commutation motors, called DC (direct current) motors, the mechanical commutation system i.e. the cylinder brushes and the commutator that limits in most of the applications the longevity of direct current motors. The commutator is the source of electromagnetic interference and it limits the motor speed. At the same time it is required to keep the outstanding features of DC motors, mainly the multiple overload capacity, high starting torque, low time constant and small dimensions. Thesis introduces the problematic of electrically switched machines and their possible construction versions. Based on obtained findings there is performed an analytical calculation of EC-machine with classical stator (made with two grooves on pole and phase) and with segmental stator for given parameters. With the known parameters of the machines from personal design there were created models of both machine types, and the results obtained from the program FEMM were compared to those of analytical calculations.

Characteristics of synchronous machines with permanent magnets depend among others on geometric layout of the machine section. Unlike EC motors, where rectangular arrangement of quantities is suitable, these machines require sinusoidal behaviour. Specific forming of individual machine parts is partially derived from this requirement. This thesis deals with design of such machines, including various geometrical modifications of their sections and examination of influence of those modifications. The thesis includes also analytical calculation procedure of machine parameters as well as verification of final characteristics using the finite element method. It results in a combination of various design methods. FEMM, Maxwell RMxprt and Maxwell 2D Transient Analysis programs were used for verification. Individual modifications of machine geometries are applied to machines with concentrated windings with different ratio of number of slots and poles, and differences between machines and results of individual methods are compared.