Abstract
The authors address the modeling problem associated with brushless DC motors (BLDCMs) with nonuniform air gaps that operate in a range where magnetic saturation may exist. The mathematical model includes the effects of reluctance variations as well as magnetic saturation to guarantee proper modeling of the system. An experimental procedure is developed and implemented in a laboratory environment to identify the electromagnetic characteristics of a BLDCM in the presence of magnetic saturation. It is demonstrated that the modeling problem associated with the class of BLDCMs can be formulated in terms of mathematically modeling a set of multidimensional surfaces corresponding to the electromagnetic torque function and the flux linkages associated with the motor phase windings. The accuracy of the mathematical model constructed by the developed method is checked against experimental measurements
Recommended Citation
N. Hemati and M. Leu, "A Complete Model Characterization of Brushless DC Motors," IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jan 1992.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/28.120227
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
DC motors; brushless DC motors; electromagnetic characteristics; flux linkages; magnetic saturation; model characterization; multidimensional surfaces; nonuniform air gaps; phase windings; torque function
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0093-9994
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1992 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1992
