Design study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine

dc.contributor.advisorKhan, Azeem
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Dewald
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-02T06:40:59Z
dc.date.available2021-09-02T06:40:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-09-02T06:33:29Z
dc.description.abstractA conventional radial-field FSPM machine was designed and studied. The research focussed on the effectiveness of using a parametric study to obtain an optimized solution compared to using a computerized optimizer; as well as an in-depth core loss analysis. The designing process started with an analytical design that was used for initial design purposes, and this was followed by numerical simulations to get an optimized solution. Within the numerical simulations, the parametric analysis and optimization were performed. The final optimized design was designed to be manufactured and compared to both the analytical and numerical results for validation. The analytical and numerical results were obtained using MathWorks MATLAB 2019a and Ansys Maxwell 19.1 respectively. The results show that an optimizer is more effective in finding an optimized solution in the design space, however, the parametric analyses are still useful in order to determine the design regions for the optimizer and how sensitive certain parameters are towards the FSPM machine's performance. In the end, these analyses are used to speed up the design process by minimizing computational time, and also provides an understanding to the designer of parameter changes on the FSPM machine's performance.
dc.identifier.apacitationPretorius, D. (2021). <i>Design study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine</i>. (). ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33844en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPretorius, Dewald. <i>"Design study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine."</i> ., ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33844en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPretorius, D. 2021. Design study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine. . ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33844en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Pretorius, Dewald AB - A conventional radial-field FSPM machine was designed and studied. The research focussed on the effectiveness of using a parametric study to obtain an optimized solution compared to using a computerized optimizer; as well as an in-depth core loss analysis. The designing process started with an analytical design that was used for initial design purposes, and this was followed by numerical simulations to get an optimized solution. Within the numerical simulations, the parametric analysis and optimization were performed. The final optimized design was designed to be manufactured and compared to both the analytical and numerical results for validation. The analytical and numerical results were obtained using MathWorks MATLAB 2019a and Ansys Maxwell 19.1 respectively. The results show that an optimizer is more effective in finding an optimized solution in the design space, however, the parametric analyses are still useful in order to determine the design regions for the optimizer and how sensitive certain parameters are towards the FSPM machine's performance. In the end, these analyses are used to speed up the design process by minimizing computational time, and also provides an understanding to the designer of parameter changes on the FSPM machine's performance. DA - 2021 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Engineering LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Design study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine TI - Design study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33844 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/33844
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPretorius D. Design study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine. []. ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33844en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineering
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.subjectEngineering
dc.titleDesign study and analysis of a conventional radial-field flux-switching permanent magnet machine for a medium-speed wind turbine
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSc
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