Modelling of Electrical Machines Using Altair Tools

Charishma_Modem · February 6

Type of Electrical Machines Modelled in Altair FluxMotor

FluxMotor is a powerful simulation tool aids in electric motor design, analysis, and optimization within. It allows engineers to create, parameterize, and evaluate various motors like

Permanent Magnet Synchronous machines- Inner Rotor/Outer Rotor
Synchronous Machines with wound field – Inner salient pole – Inner rotor
Reluctance Synchronous Machines – Inner rotor
Induction Machines with Squirrel Cage – Inner Rotor/outer Rotor
DC machines

Tests for Synchronous machines with Permanent Magnets– Inner rotor and outer rotor (SMPM-IR/OR)

Test family	Topology	Package	Convention	Test
Test family	Characterization	Topology	SMPM – IR/OR	Package	Open circuit	Convention	Motor & Generator	Test	Cogging torque
Test family		SMPM – IR/OR	Topology	Open circuit	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Back emf
Test family		SMPM – IR/OR	Topology	Model	Package	Motor	Convention	Maps
Test family		SMPM – IR/OR	Topology	Datasheet	Package	Motor	Convention	I-U
Test family		SMPM – IR	Topology	Thermal	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Steady State
Test family		SMPM – IR	Topology	Thermal	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Transient
Test family		SMPM – IR	Topology	Thermal	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Fitting
Test family	Working point	Topology	SMPM – IR/OR	Package	Sine wave	Convention	Motor	Test	I-Ψ-N
Test family		SMPM – IR/OR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Motor	Convention	T-N
Test family		SMPM – IR/OR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Motor	Convention	I-U
Test family		SMPM – IR/OR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Generator	Convention	I-Ψ-N
Test family		SMPM – IR/OR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Generator	Convention	R-L-N
Test family		SMPM – IR/OR	Topology	Square wave	Package	Motor	Convention	Forced I
Test family	Performance mapping	Topology	SMPM – IR/OR	Package	Sine wave	Convention	Motor & Generator	Test	Efficiency map
Test family	Mechanics	Topology	SMPM – IR	Package	NVH	Convention	Motor & Generator	Test	Work. Pt. I-Ψ-N
Test family		SMPM – IR	Topology	NVH	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Spectrogram WP I-Ψ-N
Test family		SMPM – IR	Topology	NVH	Package	Motor	Convention	Spectrogram T-N

Tests for Synchronous Machines with wound field – Inner salient pole – Inner rotor (SMWF-ISP-IR)

Test family	Topology	Package	Convention	Test
Test family	Characterization	Topology	SMWF-ISP-IR	Package	Open Circuit	Convention	Generator	Test	No-load- Back EMF
Test family	Characterization	SMWF – ISP-IR	Topology	Model	Package	Motor	Convention	Maps
Test family	Working point	Topology	SMWF – ISP-IR	Package	Sine wave	Convention	Motor	Test	I-Ψ-N
Test family	Working point	SMWF – ISP-IR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	P-PF-U-N
Test family	Performance mapping	Topology	SMWF – ISP-IR	Package	Sine wave	Convention	Motor	Test	Efficiency map
Test family	Mechanics	Topology	SMWF – ISP-IR	Package	NVH	Convention	Motor & Generator	Test	Work. Pt. I-Ψ-N
Test family	Mechanics	SMWF – ISP-IR	Topology	NVH	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Spectrogram WP I-Ψ-N

Tests for Reluctance Synchronous Machines – Inner rotor (SMRSM – IR)

Test family	Topology	Package	Convention	Test
Test family	Characterization	Topology	SMRSM – IR	Package	Model	Convention	Motor	Test	Maps
Test family		SMRSM – IR	Topology	Thermal	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Steady State
Test family		SMRSM – IR	Topology	Thermal	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Transient
Test family	Working point	Topology	SMRSM – IR	Package	Sine wave	Convention	Motor	Test	I-Ψ-N
Test family		SMRSM – IR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Motor	Convention	I-U
Test family		SMRSM – IR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Generator	Convention	I-Ψ-N
Test family	Performance mapping	Topology	SMRSM – IR	Package	Sine wave	Convention	Motor	Test	Efficiency map
Test family	Performance mapping	SMRSM – IR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Generator	Convention	Efficiency map
Test family	Mechanics	Topology	SMRSM – IR	Package	NVH	Convention	Motor & Generator	Test	Work. Pt. I-Ψ-N
Test family		SMRSM – IR	Topology	NVH	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Spectrogram WP I-Ψ-N
Test family		SMRSM – IR	Topology	NVH	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Spectrogram T-N

Tests for Induction Machine- Squirrel Cage – Inner Rotor and Outer Rotor (IMSQ– IR/OR)

Test family	Topology	Package	Convention	Test
Test family	Characterization	Topology	IMSQ – IR/OR	Package	Model	Convention	Motor	Test	Basic
Test family		IMSQ – IR/OR	Topology	Model	Package	Motor	Convention	SSFR
Test family		IMSQ – IR/OR	Topology	Model	Package	Model	Convention	Scalar
Test family		IMSQ – IR	Topology	Thermal	Package	Motor & Generator	Convention	Steady State
Test family	Working point	Topology	IMSQ – IR/OR	Package	Sine wave	Convention	Motor	Test	U-f-N
Test family	Performance mapping	Topology	IMSQ – IR/OR	Package	Sine wave	Convention	Motor	Test	T(slip)
Test family	Performance mapping	IMSQ – IR/OR	Topology	Sine wave	Package	Motor	Convention	EM Scalar
Test family	Mechanics	Topology	IMSQ – IR	Package	NVH	Convention	Motor	Test	Work. Pt. U-f-N
Test family		IMSQ – IR	Topology	NVH	Package	Motor	Convention	Work. Pt. I-f-N
Test family		IMSQ – IR	Topology	NVH	Package	Motor	Convention	Spectrogram - U-f-N
Test family		IMSQ – IR	Topology	NVH	Package	Motor	Convention	Spectrogram - I-f-N

Tests for DC Machine (DCM)

Test family	Topology	Package	Convention	Test
Test family	Working point	Topology	DCM	Package	Constant speed	Convention	Motor &Generator	Test	U-N

Type of Electrical Machines Modelled in Altair Flux

Flux is a finite element software for low-frequency electromagnetic and thermal simulations. It is possible to design and evaluate following types of machines

Permanent Magnet Synchronous machines- Inner Rotor/Outer Rotor
Synchronous Machines with wound field – Inner salient pole – Inner rotor
Reluctance Synchronous Machines – Inner rotor
Induction Machines with Squirrel Cage – Inner Rotor/outer Rotor
DC machine
Axial Flux Machines- Double rotor/ stator and Single stator/ rotor
Transverse Flux Machine
Claw pole Machine

Electrical Machine	Topology	Convention	Test
Electrical Machine	Permanent Magnet Synchronous machines- Inner Rotor/Outer Rotor	Topology	2D,3D &Skew	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Shape optimization, Efficiency Map with FeMT and thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Synchronous Machines with wound field – Inner salient pole – Inner rotor	Topology	2D & 3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Reluctance Synchronous Machines – Inner rotor	Topology	2D & 3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Induction Machines with Squirrel Cage – Inner Rotor/outer Rotor	Topology	2D,3D &Skew	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	DC machine	Topology	2D & 3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Axial Flux Machines- Double rotor/ stator and Single stator/ rotor	Topology	3D	Convention	Motor	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Transverse Flux Machine.	Topology	3D	Convention	Motor	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Claw pole Machine	Topology	3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency and Thermal analysis

Type of Electrical Machines Modelled in Altair SimLab

SimLab is a multi-physics finite element modeling software Platform that allows you to simulate complex assemblies quickly and accurately. The types of electrical machines designed and analyzed in SimLab are given below

Permanent Magnet Synchronous machines- Inner Rotor/Outer Rotor
Synchronous Machines with wound field – Inner salient pole – Inner rotor
Reluctance Synchronous Machines – Inner rotor
Induction Machines with Squirrel Cage – Inner Rotor/outer Rotor
DC machine
Axial Flux Machines- Double rotor/ stator and Single stator/ rotor
Transverse Flux Machine.
Claw pole Machine

Electrical Machine	Topology	Convention	Test
Electrical Machine	Permanent Magnet Synchronous machines- Inner Rotor/Outer Rotor	Topology	2D&3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency NVH analysis, structural analysis, and thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Synchronous Machines with wound field – Inner salient pole – Inner rotor	Topology	2D & 3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency, NVH analysis, structural analysis, and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Reluctance Synchronous Machines – Inner rotor	Topology	2D & 3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency, NVH analysis, structural analysis, and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Induction Machines with Squirrel Cage – Inner Rotor/outer Rotor	Topology	2D&3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency, NVH analysis, structural analysis, and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	DC machine	Topology	2D & 3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency, NVH analysis, structural analysis, and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Axial Flux Machines- Double rotor/ stator and Single stator/ rotor	Topology	3D	Convention	Motor	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency, NVH analysis, structural analysis, and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Transverse Flux Machine	Topology	3D	Convention	Motor	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency, NVH analysis, structural analysis, and Thermal analysis
Electrical Machine	Claw pole Machine	Topology	3D	Convention	Motor and Generator	Test	Working point, Back emf, Cogging torque, short circuit analysis, Efficiency, NVH analysis, structural analysis, and Thermal analysis