3D Flux Machines

Webinar: Software requirements and practical limitations of

multi-physics and multi-discipline simulations for electrical
machines
Electromagnetic designers of electrical motors and generators in industrial organizations are increasingly
examining the behaviour of the machine in multi-physics and multi-discipline scenarios.
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Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Brushless Machines, Industries, Research & Academia, Synchronous
Machines Tagged 3D, Electromagnetic, Mechanical, Motor, Multiphysics, Stress, Synchronous, Thermal

Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Motor Design For Electric Vehicle

Direct Drive Using Sizing Equation and Finite Element Analysis
Abstract The design process of a double-sided slotted TORUS axial-flux permanent-magnet
(AFPM)motor suitable for direct drive of electric vehicle (EV) is presented. It used sizing equation and
Finite Element Analysis (FEA). AFPM motor is a high-torque-density motor easily mounted compactly onto
a vehicle wheel, fitting the wheel rim perfectly.
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Sizing Equation and Finite Element Analysis
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Automotive, Brushless Machines, Industries Tagged 3D, AFPM, Axialflux,Efficiency, EV, Modelling, Motion, Motor, Opera, UMPEDAC

Cobham Technical Services and Boulder Wind Power collaborate

to accelerate development of revolutionary wind turbine
technology
Radical new design aims to deliver a 20% reduction in the cost of wind generated electricity
Cobham Technical Services is helping Colorado-based Boulder Wind Power (BWP) accelerate
development
of
a
radical
new
permanent
magnet generator through
use
of
advanced electromagneticdesign software. Based on a permanent magnet, direct drive design,
BWPs generator uses a unique axial flux, air-core architecture that increases efficiency and reliability,
and will ultimately reduce the cost of wind generated electricity to compete at parity with fossil fuels.
Continue reading Cobham Technical Services and Boulder Wind Power collaborate to accelerate
development of revolutionary wind turbine technology
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Brushless Machines, Industries, News, Power Generation, Synchronous
Machines Tagged 3D, AFPM, Axial-flux, Boulder Wind
Power, Efficiency, Electromagnetics, Generator,Modelling, Motion, Non-linear, Opera, Optimization, Param
eterization, Scripting, Turbine, Vector Fields Software, Wind

Webinar: Multiphysics Simulation in Opera

Cobham Technical Services Vector Fields Software and its product Opera have been at the forefront of
finite element electromagnetic analysis for more than twenty-five years.
Opera is
a
general-purpose
finite
element
software
suite
for
the
design
and optimization ofelectromagnetic devices in two or three space dimensions. The software has been in
continuous development since 1984, and its accuracy and capabilities for multiphysics analysis has
made it a firm favourite in both scientific and industrial communities. The ability to
couple electromagnetic analysis
to
built-in thermal and stress solutions,
along
with
drive
circuits, mechanical drives and system representations allows in-depth analysis. Remove assumptions
and bottlenecks from your design process and deliver right-first-time products.
Continue reading Webinar: Multiphysics Simulation in Opera
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Brushless Machines, Commutating Machines, Induction Machines, Linear
Motion, Magnetic Gearing, Switched Reluctance Machines, Synchronous Machines
Tagged Functional,Hysteresis, Losses, Modelling, Motion, Multiphysics, Non-linear, Opera, Simulation, Stre
ss, Thermal

Webinar: Introduction to Rotating Electrical Machine Design using

Opera
Todays designers of rotating electrical machines are being pressured to deliver more efficient, robust
and innovative motors and generators in ever-shortening timescales. In this webinar Cobham Technical
Services Vector Fields Software will show how the Opera Suite can be used to deliver the accuracy of
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with the ease-of-use of analytical design packages.
Continue reading Webinar: Introduction to Rotating Electrical Machine Design using Opera
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Brushless Machines, Commutating Machines, Induction Machines, Switched
Reluctance Machines, Synchronous Machines
Tagged 2D, 3D, Efficiency, Electromagnetics, Environment,Generator, ME2D, ME3D, Modelling, Motion, M
otor, Non-linear, Opera, Simulation, Vector Fields Software

Cobham Technical Services Supplies Electromagnetic Design

Software to Siemens Wind Power, To Help Optimise Generator
Designs
* ability to run 1000s of optimisation searches helps Siemens make breakthroughs such as permanent
magnet generators.
Cobham Technical Services has been awarded a contract for its powerful Opera electromagnetic design
tool by Siemens Wind Power, a leading supplier of wind turbines for onshore, offshore and coastal sites.
Continue reading Cobham Technical Services Supplies Electromagnetic Design Software to Siemens
Wind Power, To Help Optimise Generator Designs
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Brushless Machines, Industries, News, Power Generation, Synchronous
Machines
Tagged 2D, 3D, BLPM, Efficiency, Electromagnetics, Generator, Opera, Optimization, Siemens,Simulation,
Turbine, Wind

Genetic algorithm and finite element analysis for optimum design

of slotted torus axial-flux permanent-magnet brushless DC motor
Abstract This paper presents an inside-out axial-flux permanent-magnet brushless DC motoroptimized
by Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Genetic Algorithm (GA) that uses sizing equation. The double-sided
slotted-stator designed TORUS motor has sinusoidal back EMF waveform and maximum power density.
The GA obtained the dimensions that gave the motor its highest power density. Field analysis of the
dimensions was then put through FEA, to obtain and re-optimize the motors characteristics.
Continue reading Genetic algorithm and finite element analysis for optimum design of slotted torus
axial-flux permanent-magnet brushless DC motor
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Brushless Machines, Industries, Research & Academia, Synchronous
Machines Tagged 3D, BLPM, Circuit Editor, Efficiency, Electromagnetic, Electromagnetics, Flux
density,Losses, Modelling, Multiphysics, Opera, Optimization, Simulation, Synchronous, Transient, Transie
nt with motion, Transients

FEA-Aided design, optimization and development of an axial flux

motor for implantable ventricular assist device
Abstract This paper presents the optimal design and development of an axial flux motor for blood
pump application. With the design objective of maximizing the motor efficiency and torque, different
topologies of AFPM machine has been examined.
Continue reading FEA-Aided design, optimization and development of an axial flux motor for implantable
ventricular assist device
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Brushless Machines, Industries, Medical, Synchronous Machines
Tagged 3D,BLPM, Circuit
Editor, Efficiency, Electromagnetic, Electromagnetics, Modelling, Motion, Motor,Multiphysics, Non-linear,
Opera, Optimization, Simulation, Synchronous, Transient, Transient with motion, Transients

Design, Modelling and Control of Electrical Machines

Abstract This thesis consists of two parts, the first dealing with the design of ironpowder synchronousmachines, and the second with the analysis and prediction of the acoustic noise in
electrical machines.
Continue reading Design, Modelling and Control of Electrical Machines
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Industries, Research & Academia Tagged 3D, Alternator, Clawpole, Losses,Modelling, Motion, Opera, Simulation, Skewed

Electromagnetic simulation advance helps electrical machinery

designers to achieve ultimate efficiency
Vector Fields, a part of Cobham plc, has extended the accuracy of its Opera electromagnetic simulator for
electrical machinery applications with a new finite-element hysteresis solver for soft magnetic materials.
Believed to be unique, the new Hysteresis Solver provides designers of motors, generators and other
electrical machinery with an accurate means of accounting for losses and predicting performance

changes due to hysteresis effects in the specialty electrical steels that are increasingly being used to
enhance machine efficiency.
Continue reading Electromagnetic simulation advance helps electrical machinery designers to achieve
ultimate efficiency
Posted in 3D Flux Machines, Brushless Machines, Commutating Machines, Induction
Machines, Industrial,Industries, Linear Motion, Magnetic Gearing, News, Switched Reluctance
Machines, Synchronous Machines
Tagged 2D, 3D, Coupled, Environment, Functional, Hysteresis, Multiphysics, Non-linear, Oper
a,Optimization, Simulation