Static coupling effect of a two‐degree‐of‐freedom direct drive induction motor. Issue 4 (1st April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Si, Jikai; Xie, Lujia; Xu, Xiaozhuo; Zhu, Yifeng; Cao, Wenping
• Is Part Of: IET electric power applications. Volume 11:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 532
• Page End: 539
• Publication Date: 2017-04-01
• Subjects: induction motor drives -- finite element analysis -- stators; static coupling effect -- two‐degree‐of‐freedom direct drive induction motor -- helical motion -- rotary motion -- linear motion -- 2DoFDDIM -- three‐dimensional finite‐element method -- image method model -- 3D finite‐element static coupling model -- induced torque -- induced voltages -- induced currents -- supply frequency -- stator winding configuration; Electric power -- Periodicals; Electric power systems -- Periodicals; 621.305
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2016.0691
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8660

Abstract

Abstract : Two‐degree‐of‐freedom motors are capable of producing linear, rotary, and helical motion, and thus have widespread applications in special industries. In this study, a new concept – static coupling effect – is studied in the two‐degree‐of‐freedom direct‐drive induction motor (2DoFDDIM). The proposed approach is based on the image method and the three‐dimensional (3D) finite‐element method. The image method model is established to analyse its reasons and predict the main effects, which are then verified by the proposed 3D finite‐element static coupling model and experiments. The induced voltages and currents are produced in the static part and induced torque or force is obtained, even though the static part is not energised. It is concluded that the static coupling effect increases with the supply frequency and is influenced by the stator winding configuration. Thus, the existence of the static coupling effect is confirmed, which must be taken into account in future optimisation and precise control of the 2DoFDDIM.