Questions For The Electrical Machines
Questions For The Electrical Machines
Questions For The Electrical Machines
The inductor in a drivetrain boost converter is shown in Figure 1. The core material has the following
characteristics:
Permeability of free space is μ0=4π x10-7. The number of turns N and air gap length lg can be adjusted to
design the inductor. For all parts of this question, consider the operation of the drivetrain boost converter
with Iavg = 40 A, ΔI = 5% Iavg (Peak to average) inductor value should be 2.37mH and switching
frequency 10 kHz. You may assume that the converter current and voltage waveforms are equal to the
ideal waveforms in a lossless boost converter.
a) Select the number of turns N and air gap length lg so that the maximum flux density Bmax at this
operating point is exactly 75% of the saturation flux density Bsat.
b) State the types of losses that may exist in inductor core assuming realistic relation between
core magnetic flux density and magnetic field.
c) The expected core loss Pfe is given by Pfe = Kfe(ΔB)βAclm. What is Pfe at the given operating point?
Note that ΔB = (Bmax ‒ Bavg) is the amplitude of the ac flux density, Bavg is the average (i.e. dc)
value of the flux density.
Permanent magnet and flux linkage
Figure below shows a magnetic device consisting of a core having very large permeability, two air-gaps
of length lg = 2 mm and a Neodymium-Iron-Boron permanent magnet of length lm = 5 mm. You may
assume that the core cross-section area Ac = 10 cm2 is the same throughout the device. The magnetic field
is confined to the device, with the magnitude of the flux density B being approximately the same across
the device cross-section area. The permanent magnet characteristic is shown in the figure, with remanence
Bm = 1.05 T, and coercivity Hm = -835 kA/m. The winding has N = 100 turns. (you may use the added
slides to identify the magnet model)
(a) Assuming the winding is open-circuited, ia = 0, Derive expressions for and compute the values of:
• Flux density B in the core
• Flux linkage a for the winding.
(b) Find an expression for and compute the value of current ia such that a = 0. Note: since the
permanent magnetic characteristic is linear, superposition applies.
Permanent-magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) steady-state operation as a generator with
resistive loads
The PMSM operates in steady state at constant mechanical speed of rotation rm = n/30 rad/s where n is
the mechanical speed of rotation in rpm. The rotor mechanical position angle is
rm = rmt
When the rotor is rotating at rm, the stator voltage and current amplitudes are V and I, respectively.
(a) When the stator windings are unloaded, find expressions for V, I, mechanical torque Tm, and
mechanical power Pm in terms of n, and M
(b) Suppose that the machine operates as a generator with each of the two stator windings loaded by
resistance R. Find expressions for V, I, mechanical torque Tm, and mechanical power Pm as
functions of n, L, M, and R.
(c) Given L = 1 mH, M = 0.25 Vs, R = 1 , plot Tm(n) and Pm(n) for n between 0 and 10,000 rpm.
You may use MATLAB or a tool of your choice to generate the plots.