{"title":"3D-FEA based comparison of the features of two hybrid-excited claw pole alternators","authors":"A. Ibala, A. Masmoudi","doi":"10.1109/SMART.2015.7399239","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This paper is devoted to a 3D-finite element analysis (FEA) based comparison of two hybrid-excited claw pole alternators (HECPAs) with emphasis on their back-EMF production capability and eddy current losses. From a topological point of view, both machines present the same armature arrangement and are equipped by a toroidal field in the stator. They differ by their second source of excitation which is achieved by a NdFeB-PM in a candidate and by ferrite-PMs in the other. Following an analysis of the flux paths through their magnetic circuits, the machines are the subject of 3D-FEA that enables the investigation of their no-load features. Then, the study is extended to the load operation with a special attention paid to the computation of the iron losses.","PeriodicalId":365573,"journal":{"name":"2015 International Conference on Sustainable Mobility Applications, Renewables and Technology (SMART)","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2015 International Conference on Sustainable Mobility Applications, Renewables and Technology (SMART)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SMART.2015.7399239","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This paper is devoted to a 3D-finite element analysis (FEA) based comparison of two hybrid-excited claw pole alternators (HECPAs) with emphasis on their back-EMF production capability and eddy current losses. From a topological point of view, both machines present the same armature arrangement and are equipped by a toroidal field in the stator. They differ by their second source of excitation which is achieved by a NdFeB-PM in a candidate and by ferrite-PMs in the other. Following an analysis of the flux paths through their magnetic circuits, the machines are the subject of 3D-FEA that enables the investigation of their no-load features. Then, the study is extended to the load operation with a special attention paid to the computation of the iron losses.