Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications

This paper introduces a comparative study on the design of aerospace actuators concerning Induction Motor (IM) and Permanent Magnet Motor (PMM) technologies. In the analysis undertaken, the two candidate configurations are evaluated in terms of both their electromagnetic and thermal behavior in a co...

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Main Authors: Kakosimos, Panagiotis E., Sarigiannidis, Athanasios G., Beniakar, Minos E., Kladas, Antonios G., Gerada, C.
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37669/
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author Kakosimos, Panagiotis E.
Sarigiannidis, Athanasios G.
Beniakar, Minos E.
Kladas, Antonios G.
Gerada, C.
author_facet Kakosimos, Panagiotis E.
Sarigiannidis, Athanasios G.
Beniakar, Minos E.
Kladas, Antonios G.
Gerada, C.
author_sort Kakosimos, Panagiotis E.
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description This paper introduces a comparative study on the design of aerospace actuators concerning Induction Motor (IM) and Permanent Magnet Motor (PMM) technologies. In the analysis undertaken, the two candidate configurations are evaluated in terms of both their electromagnetic and thermal behavior in a combined manner. On a first step, the basic dimensioning of the actuators and their fundamental operational characteristics are determined via a time-stepping Finite Element (FE) analysis. The consideration of the thermal robustness of the proposed motor configurations is integrated in the design procedure, through the appropriate handling of their respective constraints. As a result, all comparisons are carried out on a common thermal evacuation basis. On a second step, a single objective optimization procedure is employed, considering several performance and efficiency indexes using appropriate weights. Manufacturing and construction related costs for both investigated topologies are considered employing specific penalty functions. The impact of the utilized materials is also examined. The resultant motor designs have been validated through manufactured prototypes illustrating their suitability for aerospace actuation
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spelling nottingham-376692020-05-04T20:13:44Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37669/ Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications Kakosimos, Panagiotis E. Sarigiannidis, Athanasios G. Beniakar, Minos E. Kladas, Antonios G. Gerada, C. This paper introduces a comparative study on the design of aerospace actuators concerning Induction Motor (IM) and Permanent Magnet Motor (PMM) technologies. In the analysis undertaken, the two candidate configurations are evaluated in terms of both their electromagnetic and thermal behavior in a combined manner. On a first step, the basic dimensioning of the actuators and their fundamental operational characteristics are determined via a time-stepping Finite Element (FE) analysis. The consideration of the thermal robustness of the proposed motor configurations is integrated in the design procedure, through the appropriate handling of their respective constraints. As a result, all comparisons are carried out on a common thermal evacuation basis. On a second step, a single objective optimization procedure is employed, considering several performance and efficiency indexes using appropriate weights. Manufacturing and construction related costs for both investigated topologies are considered employing specific penalty functions. The impact of the utilized materials is also examined. The resultant motor designs have been validated through manufactured prototypes illustrating their suitability for aerospace actuation Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2014-08 Article PeerReviewed Kakosimos, Panagiotis E., Sarigiannidis, Athanasios G., Beniakar, Minos E., Kladas, Antonios G. and Gerada, C. (2014) Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 61 (8). pp. 4315-4325. ISSN 1557-9948 Actuators aerospace engineering finite element methods (FEM) induction motors (IMs) machine design geometry optimization permanent magnet motors (PMMs) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6567951/ doi:10.1109/TIE.2013.2274425 doi:10.1109/TIE.2013.2274425
spellingShingle Actuators
aerospace engineering
finite element methods (FEM)
induction motors (IMs)
machine design
geometry optimization
permanent magnet motors (PMMs)
Kakosimos, Panagiotis E.
Sarigiannidis, Athanasios G.
Beniakar, Minos E.
Kladas, Antonios G.
Gerada, C.
Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications
title Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications
title_full Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications
title_fullStr Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications
title_full_unstemmed Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications
title_short Induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications
title_sort induction motors versus permanent magnet actuators for aerospace applications
topic Actuators
aerospace engineering
finite element methods (FEM)
induction motors (IMs)
machine design
geometry optimization
permanent magnet motors (PMMs)
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