Outline
Introduction to PM Machine Design
- Surface PM
- Internal PM
- Brushless DC
- PM assisted
PM Machine Terminology and Important Definitions
PM and PM Machine Modeling
- Review of Br, Hc, and energy density of magnet types
- Equivalent circuits for PMs
- PM machine modeling
PM Machine Power and Torque Equations
- PM torque and reluctance torque components
- Equivalent circuits
- Vector diagrams
Permanent Magnet Fundamentals and Trends
- Energy density, remnant flux, and coercive force
- Temperature effect
- Losses
- Price trends
- Pros and cons of each magnet type for machine design
Advances in Magnetic Materials Technology
Sizing Equations for PM machines
- Electric loading
- Magnetic loading
- Shear stress
Surface PM Machines
Brushless DC Machines
Internal PM Machines
- Design and analysis of interior PM machines
- Flux weakening and fault-tolerant design of PM machines
- Distributed vs. concentrated windings in PM machines
- Computer-based design optimization of PM machines
Thermal Analysis – Cooling and Ventilation Systems
- Conduction, convection, and radiation
- FEA, CFD, lumped-parameters equivalent-networks
- Fan ventilation, liquid cooling
Noise, Vibration, Structural Issues of PM Machines
Manufacturing of PM Machines
- Laminations, cores, windings, frames, assemblies
- Material and manufacturing tolerances
Finite Element Analysis of PM Machines
Examples of PM Machines for Traction Drives
- Tear down examples from Oak Ridge National Lab
Design Considerations for the Realization of PM Motors
PM Machine Design for Loss Minimization Control
PM Machine Design for Self-Sensing Control
PM Assisted Synchronous Machines
- Design
- Finite element
- Optimization
Special Topics
- Axial flux PM machines
- PM flux switching machines
Instructors
Aaron Williams
Project Manager - Machine Applications
Aaron Williams, Project Manager, Machine Applications at Arnold Magnetic Technologies. He started in the magnetics industry upon graduation from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2008. He is an active participant in the Motor and Motion Association (SMMA) and is currently continuing education through the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester.
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
Thomas Jahns, PhD
Grainger Professor of Power Electronics and Electric Motors
Thomas M. Jahns is a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Previously with GE Corporate R&D and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jahns has research interests in electric machines, drive system analysis and control, and power electronic modules.
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
Donald Novotny, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Donald W. Novotny is a Professor Emeritus with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research interests include variable frequency inverter drive systems and the control of induction machines. Professor Novotny has been a visiting professor at the Eindhoven Technical University in the Netherlands and a Fulbright lecturer at the State University of Ghent, Belgium.
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
Robert Lorenz, PhD
Mead Witter Foundation Consolidated Papers Professor of Controls Engineering
Robert D. Lorenz is a professor in both the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He spent 10 years with Gleason Works, Rochester, New York, where he was R&D staff group leader in product development and automation systems. Robert’s research interests include high-precision and high-performance real-time controls, drive system design, and advanced sensor technologies.
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
Bulent Sarlioglu, PhD
Associate Professor
Bulent Sarlioglu is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the associate director of the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC). He previously worked at Honeywell International Inc.'s aerospace division for 11 years, most recently as a staff systems engineer, earning Honeywell's technical achievement award in 2003 and an outstanding engineer award in 2011. Bulent’s expertise includes electrical machines, drives, and power electronics and he is the inventor or co-inventor of 15 US patents as well as many international patents. He received his PhD from University of Wisconsin–Madison, MS from University of Missouri–Columbia, and BS from Istanbul Technical University, all in electrical engineering.
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
Dan Ionel, PhD
Professor
Dan M. Ionel, PhD, FIEEE, is currently Chief Engineer for Regal Beloit Corp., and Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. After completing post-doctoral research in the SPEED Laboratory, University of Glasgow, UK, Dr. Ionel worked in industrial R&D for large corporations in the UK and the US, most recently as Chief Scientist for Vestas. His design experience covers a wide range of electric machines and drives for various applications with power ratings between 0.002 hp and 10,000 hp. Dr. Ionel published more than 100 technical papers, including two winners of Best Paper Awards from the IEEE Industry Applications Society Electric Machines Committee, and holds more than 30 patents. An IEEE Fellow, he is the Chair-Elect of the IEEE Power and Energy Society Electric Motor Sub-committee, Chair of the Milwaukee IEEE Power Electronics Chapter, and Editor-in-Chief of the Electric Power Components and Systems Journal.
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
Timothy Burress
Electric Machines Team Leader
Tim Burress, Electric Machines Team Leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Burress has led developments of motor controls and drives as well as comprehensive dynamometer evaluations for over 10 years. He also leads novel machine design projects for transportation applications.
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
Gianmario Pellegrino, PhD
Associate Professor
Gianmario Pellegrino, an Associate Professor with the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He has been a guest researcher at Aalborg University, Denmark, a visiting fellow at Nottingham University, UK, and an honorary fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. His research interests include the design of electrical machines and the control of electrical drives.
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
Sinisa Jurkovic, PhD
Engineering Manager - Electric Motors Controls
Teaching in courses starting: 11/07/2017
