3D numerical calculation method of electrical machines with time efficient air gap coupling and stabilized torque and force calculation

Abstract

A calculation method, which allows a time efficient coupling of the machine stator and moving rotor parts and force calculation in electrical machines, dedicated to 3D Finite Element (FE) models, is presented in this paper. The method requires only a single mesh generation at the beginning of the simulation. The applied force calculation method is stabilized, using a whole air gap averaging method, which does not require a special air gap mesh. Standard tetrahedral mesh elements can be used in the air gap, without affecting the torque or force calculation results even for the numerically demanding cogging torque calculation.