FEA-based investigation of the generating capability of a novel hybrid excited claw pole alternator with improved cost-effectiveness
ISSN: 0332-1649
Article publication date: 26 August 2014
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the generating capability of a novel hybrid excited brushless claw pole alternator (HEBCPA) with improved cost-effectiveness gained thanks to the substitution the rotor NdFeB-made permanent magnet (PM) with ferrite ones.
Design/methodology/approach
The investigation of the magnetic features of the novel HEBCPA has been carried out using a 3D finite element analysis (FEA).
Findings
It has been found that the machine generating capability is not affected by the substitution of the single rotor NdFeB-made PM by stator and rotor ferrite-made ones, which represents a crucial cost benefit.
Research limitations/implications
An experimental validation of the features computed by FEA shall be considered as an outlook of the present work.
Practical implications
The novel HEBCPA could be of great interest for automotive generating systems.
Originality/value
The proposed HEBCPA with ferrite-made PMs is a novel concept.
Keywords
Citation
Rebhi, R., Ibala, A. and Masmoudi, A. (2014), "FEA-based investigation of the generating capability of a novel hybrid excited claw pole alternator with improved cost-effectiveness", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 33 No. 5, pp. 1642-1652. https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-10-2013-0337
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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