<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper focuses on studying the external-rotor synchronous reluctance motor. The analysis is performed to estimate the influence of the number of stator slots and non-magnetic areas in the rotor (i.e., flux barriers) on the electromagnetic torque and torque ripple of the studied motor. It is concluded that the increase in the number of stator slots <italic>Z</italic> = 6 to <italic>Z</italic> = 18 causes an approximately twofold decrease in the ripple factor, but torque increases by 5 %. Electromagnetic torque will be increased approximately by 24 %, if non-magnetic flux barriers are created in the rotor of the studied synchronous reluctance motor.</p></abstract>

The paper focuses on studying the external-rotor synchronous reluctance motor. The analysis is performed to estimate the influence of the number of stator slots and non-magnetic areas in the rotor (i.e., flux barriers) on the electromagnetic torque and torque ripple of the studied motor. It is concluded that the increase in the number of stator slots Z = 6 to Z = 18 causes an approximately twofold decrease in the ripple factor, but torque increases by 5 %. Electromagnetic torque will be increased approximately by 24 %, if non-magnetic flux barriers are created in the rotor of the studied synchronous reluctance motor.

Study of the Synchronous Reluctance Motor Design

Riga Technical University, 12/1 Azenes Str., Riga, LV-1048,

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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The paper focuses on studying the external-rotor synchronous reluctance motor. The analysis is performed to estimate the influence of the number of stator...

Study of the Synchronous Reluctance Motor Design

Published Online: Sep 24, 2016

Page range: 22 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0025

Keywords
electromagnetic torque, number of the stator slots, synchronous reluctance motor, torque ripple

© 2016 J. Dirba et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Study of the Synchronous Reluctance Motor Design

Published Online: Sep 24, 2016

Page range: 22 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/lpts-2016-0025

Keywordselectromagnetic torque, number of the stator slots, synchronous reluctance motor, torque ripple

© 2016 J. Dirba et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
electromagnetic torque, number of the stator slots, synchronous reluctance motor, torque ripple