Axial Flux Permanent Magnet

Brushless Machines
Inner diameter of the disk, m
b
p
0.02 := Width of pole, m
rpm 12000 := Speed of the disk, rpm

0
0.4 10
6
:= Magnetic permeability of free space, H/m
57 10
6
:= Electric conductivity of the disk, S/m
Calculations
(a) Magnetic flux density in the air gap
It is assumed that the demagnetization curve is a straight line, so that
B B
r
0 := and H H
c
0 :=
Relative recoil permeability

rrec
1

0
B
H
:=

rrec
1.047 =
Numerical example 1.2.
B
r
1.25 := Relative magnetic flux density, T
H
c
950000 := Coercivity, A/m
h
M
0.008 := Heigh of PM (one pole), m
g 0.0015 := One sided air gap, m
d 0.005 := Thickness of the disk
l
Fe
0.338 := Length of the path for magnetic flux
in the laminated core, m

r
1000 := Relative magnetic permeability of the laminated core
D
out
0.232 :=
Outer diameter of the disk, m
D
in
0.06 :=
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Axial Flux Permanent Magnet
Brushless Machines
R
d
0.0000151 = R
d
0.5 D
out
D
in

( )

d b
p

:=
Neglecting the current frinding efefct in the disk, the resistance (Ohm) of the disk for induced
current at 20
o
C is
(c) Current if the line resistance is R
l
= 0.001 Ohm and load resistance R
L
= 0.02 Ohm
E 6.38 = E n B
g

D
out
2
4
D
in
2
4

:=
EMF between brushes, V
n 200 =
n
rpm
60
:=
Speed of the disk in rev/s
(b) EMF between brushles
H
Fe
643.6 = H
Fe
B
g

0

r

:=
Magnetic field intensity in the laminated core, A/m
B
g
0.809 =
B
g
B
r
1
g 0.5 d + ( ) k
sat

h
M

rrec
+
:=
Air gap magnetic flux density in the air gap, T
k
sat
1.042 = k
sat
1
l
Fe
2
r
g 0.5 d + ( )
+ :=
Saturation factor of the magnetic circuit
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Axial Flux Permanent Magnet
Brushless Machines
The current, A
R
l
0.001 :=
R
L
0.02 :=
I
E
R
d
R
l
+ R
L
+
:=
I 303.6 =
The terminal voltage, V
V I R
L
:=
V 6.1 =
The line voltage drop, V
V I R
l
:= V 0.304 =
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