Design, Optimization, and Performance Improvement of Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Micro-Mobility Vehicles

Year 2023, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 12 - 19, 27.02.2023

Erdal Bekiroğlu , Sadullah Esmer

https://doi.org/10.5152/tepes.2023.22030

https://izlik.org/JA45DF69NZ

Abstract

In this study, the design, optimization, and performance improvement of a 2-kW synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) have been performed for micro-mobility electric vehicles. The finite-element method has been used for the analyses. First, the SynRM was designed in Ansys Maxwell with initial stator and rotor parameters. Then, the stator and rotor parameters of the SynRM were optimized using a genetic algorithm. Thus, the torque capacity of the SynRM was increased and the torque ripple was reduced. In addition, the performance of the optimized SynRM was investigated by adding magnets to its rotor. The designed SynRM and the permanent magnet-supported SynRM were compared. It was observed that the permanent magnet-supported SynRM produces higher torque with higher efficiency and less torque ripple. Simulation results proved that the permanent magnet-supported SynRM can be successfully used in micro-mobility class electric vehicles.

Keywords

Micro-mobility , electric vehicles , genetic algorithm , optimization , synchronous reluctance motor

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