FEM Analysis of a New Electromechanical Converter with Rolling Rotor and Axial Air-Gap
The paper presents the modeling of a new type of electromechanical converter with rolling rotor (ECRR) in order to obtain an optimisation at functional level. The ECRR prototype comprises a stator composed of twelve magnetic poles and a disk-shaped rolling rotor made of ferromagnetic material, wit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4316/AECE.2015.04009 |
| Summary: | The paper presents the modeling of a new type of electromechanical converter with rolling rotor (ECRR)
in order to obtain an optimisation at functional level. The ECRR prototype comprises a stator composed
of twelve magnetic poles and a disk-shaped rolling rotor made of ferromagnetic material, without
windings. Each magnetic pole is made of an E-shaped magnetic system and a winding placed on its
central column. The electromechanical converter with rolling rotor is analyzed through a magnetic
field study with Flux2D software in magnetostatic application. The field study examines the influence
of the rotor thickness, axial air-gap size and current density on the magnetic attraction force that
changes the position of the disk-shaped rolling rotor. Also, it is analyzed the variation of the
magnetic attraction force for different inclination angles of the rolling rotor. The main advantage
of the ECRR is represented by a low rotational speed without using mechanical gearboxes. The ECRR
prototype can be used in photovoltaic panels tracking systems. |
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| ISSN: | 1582-7445 1844-7600 |