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This paper proposes a novel hybrid reluctance machine with dual-layer slot PMs and zero-sequence excitation. Dual-layer slot PMs are utilized to evoke DC-saturation-relieving and flux modulation effect respectively. By introducing zero-sequence current excitation which functions as virtual DC field source, extra dc field winding can be removed. Moreover, flux can be flexibly controlled through regulating zero-sequence current, thus speed range can be greatly extended. In this paper, the machine configuration, DC-saturation-relieving principle, flux modulation effect, and zero-sequence current control are introduced. Electromagnetic performance of the proposed machine is evaluated by finite element analysis (FEA), including variation of flux-linkage, back-EMF, as well as torque density with different zero-sequence currents. Furthermore, a prototype is manufactured and relevant experiments are performed to verified the correctness of FEA.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;1. Introduction&lt;br/&gt;Nowadays, electric vehicles have attracted more and more attention due to fossil fuel depletion and severe environment pollution [1]. It is required that the motor operates at wide speed range [2]. Reluctance machine has come to be a good solution for electric vehicle application, which includes switched reluctance machine (SRM) [3], doubly salient machine (DSM), flux switching machine (FSM) [4], flux reversal machine (FRM), as well as variable flux reluctance machine (VFRM) [5]. In this paper, a novel DC-saturation-relieving flux-modulated hybrid reluctance machine with zero-sequence current excitation is proposed. Zero-sequence current, which acts as dc field excitation, is injected into ac and dc integrated winding, thus dc field winding is removed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;2. Machine configuration and operation principle&lt;br/&gt;The structure of flux-modulated DC-saturation-relieving hybrid reluctance machine with integrated ac and dc winding is presented in Fig. 1. Inner rotor consists of only iron core which provides mechanical robustness. Outer stator comprises only one set of winding, namely ac and dc integrated winding. Zero-sequence current, which acts as dc field excitation, is injected into ac and dc integrated winding. There are two layers of PMs on the slot opening. Inner layer slot PMs are radial magnetized to generate effective torque with flux modulation effect. Meantime, outer layer slot PMs are tangential magnetized to enhance torque density through relieving DC saturation. A dual inverter drive circuit is also showed in Fig. 1. Each phase winding is split into two sub-phase windings. Two sub-phase winding groups are driven by two inverters respectively and the neutral points of which are connected.&lt;br/&gt;The advantages of proposed machine are listed as following.&lt;br/&gt;(1) Since all excitation sources are mounted in the stator side and the rotor consists of only iron, no brush and slip rings are needed, which enhances mechanical robustness.&lt;br/&gt;(2) Radial magnetized PMs are mounted in the slot opening, which provides valid torque with flux modulation effect. Tangential magnetized PMs are placed in the slot opening, which improve torque density through relieving DC saturation.&lt;br/&gt;(3) Independent dc field winding is eliminated, which will leave more space for ac and dc integrated winding, thus more load current can be reached.&lt;br/&gt;(4) Through regulating zero-sequence current, flux can be flexibly regulated, thus extensive speed range can be realized.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;3. Electromagnetic performance&lt;br/&gt;Fig. 2 shows on-load steady torque and no-load back-EMF with different zero-sequence currents. It can be seen that the on-load average torque is 3.4 Nm without zero-sequence current, 0.8 Nm with -10 A zero-sequence current, and 5.4 Nm with 10 A zero-sequence current. Also, the peak-to-peak value of no-load back-EMF is 12.8 V without zero-sequence current, 2.1 V with -10 A zero-sequence current, 28 V with 10 A zero-sequence current. By regulating zero-sequence current, on-load steady torque and no-load back EMF can be controlled, thus speed range of the proposed machine can be greatly extended.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;4. Conclusion&lt;br/&gt;In this paper, the flux-modulated DC-saturation-relieving hybrid reluctance machine with zero-sequence current excitation is proposed. Zero-sequence current, acting as dc field excitation source, is injected into ac and dc integrated winding, thus dc field winding can be eliminated. Initial finite element analysis shows that the on-load steady torque and no-load back-EMF can be controlled by regulating zero sequence current, thus speed range of the proposed machine can be greatly extended. Later, DC-saturation-relieving principle and flux regulation principle will be illustrated in detail. In addition, more electromagnetic analysis will be performed and more conclusions will be drawn from the FEA results. Furthermore, a prototype of the proposed machine will be manufactured and relative tests will be performed.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This work was supported in part by grants from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, China, under Project PolyU 152058/17E and PolyU 152143/18E.

**References:**

[1] X. Zhao, S. Niu, and X. Zhang, &quot;Design of a New Relieving-DC-Saturation Hybrid Reluctance Machine for Fault-Tolerant In-Wheel Direct Drive,&quot; &lt;i&gt;IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.&lt;/i&gt;, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 9571-9581, Nov. 2020.&lt;br/&gt;[2] S. Hemmati and T. A. Lipo, &quot;Field weakening of a surface mounted permanent magnet motor by winding switching,&quot; International Symposium on Power Electronics Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, Sorrento, 2012, pp. 736-740.&lt;br/&gt;[3] X. D. Xue, K. W. E. Cheng, and T. W. Ng, “Multi-objective optimization design of in-wheel switched reluctance motors in electric vehicles,”&lt;i&gt; IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron&lt;/i&gt;., vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 29–29, Sep. 2010.&lt;br/&gt;[4] C. Yu and S. Niu, “Development of a magnetless flux switching machine for rooftop wind power generation,” &lt;i&gt;IEEE Trans. Energy Convers.&lt;/i&gt;, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1703–1711, Dec. 2015.&lt;br/&gt;[5] J. T. Shi, X. Liu, and D. Wu, “Influence of stator and rotor pole arcs on electromagnetic torque of variable flux reluctance machines,” &lt;i&gt;IEEE Trans. Magn.&lt;/i&gt;, vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1–4, Nov. 2014

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Fig. 1. Structure of flux-modulated DC-saturation-relieving hybrid reluctance machine and dual inverter drive control system.

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Fig. 2. On-load steady torque and no-load back-EMF with different zero-sequence currents.

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This paper proposes a novel hybrid reluctance machine with dual-layer slot PMs and zero-sequence excitation. Dual-layer slot PMs are utilized to evoke DC-saturation-relieving and flux modulation effect respectively. By introducing zero-sequence current excitation which functions as virtual DC field source, extra dc field winding can be removed. Moreover, flux can be flexibly controlled through regulating zero-sequence current, thus speed range can be greatly extended. In this paper, the machine configuration, DC-saturation-relieving principle, flux modulation effect, and zero-sequence current control are introduced. Electromagnetic performance of the proposed machine is evaluated by finite element analysis (FEA), including variation of flux-linkage, back-EMF, as well as torque density with different zero-sequence currents. Furthermore, a prototype is manufactured and relevant experiments are performed to verified the correctness of FEA. 1. Introduction Nowadays, electric vehicles have attracted more and more attention due to fossil fuel depletion and severe environment pollution [1]. It is required that the motor operates at wide speed range [2]. Reluctance machine has come to be a good solution for electric vehicle application, which includes switched reluctance machine (SRM) [3], doubly salient machine (DSM), flux switching machine (FSM) [4], flux reversal machine (FRM), as well as variable flux reluctance machine (VFRM) [5]. In this paper, a novel DC-saturation-relieving flux-modulated hybrid reluctance machine with zero-sequence current excitation is proposed. Zero-sequence current, which acts as dc field excitation, is injected into ac and dc integrated winding, thus dc field winding is removed. 2. Machine configuration and operation principle The structure of flux-modulated DC-saturation-relieving hybrid reluctance machine with integrated ac and dc winding is presented in Fig. 1. Inner rotor consists of only iron core which provides mechanical robustness. Outer stator comprises only one set of winding, namely ac and dc integrated winding. Zero-sequence current, which acts as dc field excitation, is injected into ac and dc integrated winding. There are two layers of PMs on the slot opening. Inner layer slot PMs are radial magnetized to generate effective torque with flux modulation effect. Meantime, outer layer slot PMs are tangential magnetized to enhance torque density through relieving DC saturation. A dual inverter drive circuit is also showed in Fig. 1. Each phase winding is split into two sub-phase windings. Two sub-phase winding groups are driven by two inverters respectively and the neutral points of which are connected. The advantages of proposed machine are listed as following. (1) Since all excitation sources are mounted in the stator side and the rotor consists of only iron, no brush and slip rings are needed, which enhances mechanical robustness. (2) Radial magnetized PMs are mounted in the slot opening, which provides valid torque with flux modulation effect. Tangential magnetized PMs are placed in the slot opening, which improve torque density through relieving DC saturation. (3) Independent dc field winding is eliminated, which will leave more space for ac and dc integrated winding, thus more load current can be reached. (4) Through regulating zero-sequence current, flux can be flexibly regulated, thus extensive speed range can be realized. 3. Electromagnetic performance Fig. 2 shows on-load steady torque and no-load back-EMF with different zero-sequence currents. It can be seen that the on-load average torque is 3.4 Nm without zero-sequence current, 0.8 Nm with -10 A zero-sequence current, and 5.4 Nm with 10 A zero-sequence current. Also, the peak-to-peak value of no-load back-EMF is 12.8 V without zero-sequence current, 2.1 V with -10 A zero-sequence current, 28 V with 10 A zero-sequence current. By regulating zero-sequence current, on-load steady torque and no-load back EMF can be controlled, thus speed range of the proposed machine can be greatly extended. 4. Conclusion In this paper, the flux-modulated DC-saturation-relieving hybrid reluctance machine with zero-sequence current excitation is proposed. Zero-sequence current, acting as dc field excitation source, is injected into ac and dc integrated winding, thus dc field winding can be eliminated. Initial finite element analysis shows that the on-load steady torque and no-load back-EMF can be controlled by regulating zero sequence current, thus speed range of the proposed machine can be greatly extended. Later, DC-saturation-relieving principle and flux regulation principle will be illustrated in detail. In addition, more electromagnetic analysis will be performed and more conclusions will be drawn from the FEA results. Furthermore, a prototype of the proposed machine will be manufactured and relative tests will be performed. This work was supported in part by grants from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, China, under Project PolyU 152058/17E and PolyU 152143/18E.

**References:**

[1] X. Zhao, S. Niu, and X. Zhang, "Design of a New Relieving-DC-Saturation Hybrid Reluctance Machine for Fault-Tolerant In-Wheel Direct Drive," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 9571-9581, Nov. 2020. [2] S. Hemmati and T. A. Lipo, "Field weakening of a surface mounted permanent magnet motor by winding switching," International Symposium on Power Electronics Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, Sorrento, 2012, pp. 736-740. [3] X. D. Xue, K. W. E. Cheng, and T. W. Ng, “Multi-objective optimization design of in-wheel switched reluctance motors in electric vehicles,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 29–29, Sep. 2010. [4] C. Yu and S. Niu, “Development of a magnetless flux switching machine for rooftop wind power generation,” IEEE Trans. Energy Convers., vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1703–1711, Dec. 2015. [5] J. T. Shi, X. Liu, and D. Wu, “Influence of stator and rotor pole arcs on electromagnetic torque of variable flux reluctance machines,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 50, no. 11, pp. 1–4, Nov. 2014

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Fig. 1. Structure of flux-modulated DC-saturation-relieving hybrid reluctance machine and dual inverter drive control system.

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Fig. 2. On-load steady torque and no-load back-EMF with different zero-sequence currents.

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Recently, Inertia Force Generators (IFGs) was reported to reduce undesirable vibrations in automobiles and precision devices, which consists linear oscillatory actuators (LOAs), sensors and a controller. In the IFG, inertia force for reducing vibrations that generated by the LOA is controlled by a controller and sensors [1]. Here, the LOA should effectively generate inertia force at wide frequency range because the frequency range of undesirable vibrations is wide. However, the conventional LOA can effectively generate inertia force at narrow frequency range because of one mechanical resonance. In this abstract, a LOA with two movers which can effectively drive using two mechanical resonance is developed and the pole configuration is discussed. The proposed LOA mainly consists a stator, an outer mover (0.485 kg) and an inner mover (0.545 kg), as shown in Fig. 1. The stator and outer mover are connected by two leaf springs (totally 139.4 N/mm), and the stator and inner mover are also connected by two leaf springs (totally 44.4 N/mm). The stator is mainly composed of 16 coils and yokes, and the outer and inner movers are mainly composed of magnets and a yoke. Magnets are magnetized at positive or negative radial-direction, and these are axial-directionally arranged with 4 magnetic poles in outer mover, and these are arranged with 8 magnetic poles in inner mover. Coil 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13 and 14 are wound clockwise and others are wound counterclockwise. Then, Coil 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 16 are connected in series that are called as coil group 1, and others are connected in series that are called as coil group 2. Same-phase or reverse-phase current is applied to coil groups. Here, the former is sinusoidal current with same-amplitude and same-phase in coil groups, and the latter is sinusoidal current with same-amplitude and reverse-phase in coil groups. The 4 poles outer mover is reacted with magnetic fluxes generated by same-phase current, and the 8 poles inner mover is reacted with magnetic fluxes generated by reverse-phase current. In this way, two movers can be independently driven by controlling current. Also, the two movers simultaneously oscillate by superimposing with same- and reverse-phase current. By driving of movers, inertia force is effectively generated at two frequency range because of two mechanical resonance. Next, it is compared between a LOA with 2 and 3 poles movers [2] and the proposed LOA which has 4 and 8 poles movers. In the former, unintentional attractive force was generated between a 3 magnetic-poles and 2 magnetic-poles movers when no current was applied at initial condition because pole-combination of movers is odd and even numbers. So, it must be canceled out by mechanical springs that may have manufactured error or deterioration. In the latter, unintentional attractive force is made to theoretically be zero because that is different even and even numbers. By electromagnetic analysis using 2-D EFM [3], attractive force in the former LOA was calculated as 28.5 N and -9.5 N at each mover, and that in the latter LOA was calculated as 0 N at all movers. Thus, it was verified that the pole combination of the proposed LOA is effective to reduce the attractive force. The prototype of the proposed LOA is manufactured as shown in Fig. 1. The accelerations of outer and inner movers are measured when same-phase or reverse-phase currents with amplitude 0.5 A is applied at each frequency. Then, inertia force is calculated by multiplying measured accelerations and mover’s mass together. As shown in Fig. 2, an outer mover was mainly oscillated when applying same-phase current, and an inner mover was mainly oscillated when applying reverse-phase current. Then, large inertia force was obtained with two frequency at 37 and 84 Hz because of mechanical resonances of the outer and inner movers. For comparison, each mover positions are calculated using motion equations with current thrust and detent characteristics that derived from electromagnetic analysis, and analyzed inertia force is calculated. As shown in Fig. 2, measured results almost agreed with analyzed results.

**References:**

[1] M. Tagami, T. Yamashita and Y. Tagawa et al., Journal of System design and Dynamics., Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 507-517 (2008) [2] F. Kitayama, K. Hirata and R. Kondo, Proceedings of XXIIIrd International Conference on Electrical Machines., pp. 1586-1592 (2018) [3] A. Yoshitake, K. Harada and T. Todata et al., IEEE transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 33, No.2, pp. 1662-1665 (1997)

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Fig. 1 Proposed LOA.

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Fig. 2 Measured and analyzed inertia force.

 Development of Linear Oscillatory Actuator with 4 poles and 8 poles Movers.

In recent years, electromagnetic propulsion technology has made many breakthroughs in the fields of aircraft launch and advanced artillery [1]. With the help of pulse strong current, electromagnetic propulsion technology can achieve a target speed of 2000 m/s or higher in a few milliseconds [2]. During the propulsion, the strong magnetic field generated by input pulse current interacts with the armature current to produce electromagnetic force, which propel the armature and the load. At the same time, the high-velocity of the armature will change the current distribution inside the rail and armature, and affect the magnetic field around the armature. However, the magneto-mechanical coupled simulation of moving armature cannot be solved by commercial software. Many scholars have overcome this problem by using various simplified, but it is not sure whether these methods will affect the accuracy of simulation results [3]. Therefore, the measurement is a relatively intuitive research method. In this work, we propose a multi parameter measurement method of magneto-mechanical coupled effect. The acceleration sensor, linear Hall sensor, Hall switch, signal processing module, memory module and control module are integrated into a 27*30 mm storage testing system. Fig.1a is a simulation model of electromagnetic propulsion system considering velocity skin effect. The influence of velocity skin effect on the current distribution in the rail and armature is simulated by reducing the thickness of the rail and the contact area between the rail and armature. Fig.1b is the storage testing system. Fig.2 is the comparison of dynamic storage test results, in which the velocity signal is obtained by integrating the acceleration signal. According to the test value, we can divide the electromagnetic propulsion process into three phases. In the first phase of 0 - 0.75 ms, the armature is stationary due to the influence of preload and static friction. The magnetic induction intensity is affected by the current in armature and rails, and continuously rises to 0.58 T; The second phase is 0.75 - 7.8 ms, when the armature is moving, the velocity increases continuously and reaches the maximum of 844 m/s in 7.8 ms. After that the armature flew out of the rails. At this phase, the maximum magnetic induction intensity is 2.2 T, and it is reduced to 0.54 T when the armature flew out. The third phase is 7.8 -10.75 ms, as the armature flew out of the rails. The circuit disconnected, and the magnetic induction intensity is reduced to 0. Among them, the change of Hall switch corresponds to the value of magnetic induction. The jumping time of Hall switch signal partly reflects the starting time and muzzle time of armature movement, which can be used as a simple method to judge muzzle time. However, the time error at the starting time and muzzle time is 0.75 ms and 2.45 ms, which needs to be corrected by introducing a correction coefficient.

**References:**

[1]. H. D. Fair. Advances in electromagnetic launch science and technology and its applications[J]. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 225–230, Jan. 2009. [2]. Li J, Li S, Liu P, et al. Design and Testing of a 10-MJ Electromagnetic Launch Facility[J]. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 39, no. 4, pp.1187-1191, Apr. 2011. [3]. Yin Q , Zhang H , Li H J , et al. Analysis of in-bore magnetic field in C-Shaped armature railguns[J]. Defence Technology, vol. 15, pp. 83–88, Feb. 2019.

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 Analysis of magneto-mechanical coupled effect on electromagnetic propulsion

This paper investigates a design method of a Halbach magnet array which can produce multiple MMFs with desired amplitudes and phase position. The construction process and the operation principle of this new type of Halbach array is introduced in this digest. It reveals that through adjusting the proportion of two main working MMFs, higher back EMF and torque density can be achieved than the Halbach flux reversal machines with only one fundamental MMF. I. Introduction Flux modulation machines are attractive for their high torque density due to the magnetic gear effect. It has been validated that multiple airgap flux harmonics can both contribute to the back EMF and torque in flux modulation machines [1]. In stator PM flux modulation machines such as flux switching and flux reversal machines [2], multiple static MMF harmonics can be modulated by single rotor permeance and generate multiple airgap flux harmonics with same frequency, therefore can both contribute to the total back EMF. Different from regular stator PM machine with only fundamental MMF and its odd harmonics, recently a new kind of stator PM flux modulation machines with unequal magnet thickness has been proposed in [3]-[4]. By adjusting the pole arc of each magnet, several other stator MMFs can be generated, and more airgap working harmonics can be introduced to enhance 10% back EMF and torque capacity of machines. However, the oriented design of each working MMF has not been achieved yet in these papers. In [5], the analytical model of Halbach PM array with unequal pole arcs and arbitrary magnetizing directions has been proposed, which can be optimized with algorithm to get multiple main MMFs, but the processing and manufacturing is difficult. In this paper, a design method of Halbach PM array with only radial and tangential magnets has been proposed to produce multiple MMF harmonics with required amplitudes and phase angles. Then, the method is applied into the optimization of Halbach flux reversal machines. II. Forming Process of Multi-MMF Halbach PM Array The forming process of Halbach PM array with two main MMFs is illustrated in Fig. 1. At first, the amplitudes and phase angle of each required MMF harmonic are given, the ideal sine wave of these two MMFs can be presented, respectively. By the accumulation of these two sinusoidal MMFs, a composite MMF can be presented, which has irregular shape and is hard to process. Then, through setting positive and negative threshold values, the composite MMF can be simplified into 3-step PWM composite MMF form. According to this form, the arc length and the magnetization direction of each radial magnet can be determined. On the other hand, the tangential magnets are placed between the radial magnets with different polarities, and the magnetization directions of tangential magnets are determined by the mechanism of conventional Halbach PM array to achieve strong magnetic field on the airgap side. In addition, the gaps are left between two radial magnets with the same polarity. Based on these procedures, the magnet arrangement of Halbach PM array with two MMFs can then be derived. Similarly, the Halbach PM array with more than 2 MMFs can be built by adding the sine wave ideal MMFs at the first step. The simulation results, which will be given in the full paper, validate the accuracy of this method on the construction of required MMFs. III. Application of Multi-MMF Halbach Array in Flux Reversal Machines As one of its interesting applications, the proposed Halbach PM array can be used to increase the airgap working field harmonics in the stator PM flux modulation machines. As shown in Fig. 2 (a), a 6-slots-4-poles flux reversal machine (FRM) with 16-salient-pole rotor is selected as the research object. The proposed Halbach PM array with12th and 18th MMFs is mounted under the stator teeth of this machine. According to the flux modulation theory, the 12th and 18th MMFs are modulated by 16th rotor permeance and generate 4th and 2nd airgap flux harmonics separately, which both contribute to the back EMF but with different coefficients [3]. Fig. 2 (b) shows the back EMF and cogging torque of proposed machine varied with the proportion of 12th MMF. Since 2nd harmonic has two times pole ratio than the 4th harmonic, the FRM with only 18th MMF has higher back EMF than with only 12th MMF. Also, since the least common multiple between 18 and 16 is 144, which is much larger than the least common multiple between 12 and 16, 18th MMF can bring lower cogging torque than the 12th MMF in proposed FRM. However, it is interesting that when increasing the proportion of 12th MMF from 0 to 0.3, the back EMF of proposed machine can still get 10% increased on the basis of Halbach FRM with 18th MMF under the same magnet usage. The reason analysis and the theoretical upper limit of this growth under Halbach PM array with 2 and 3 MMFs will be studied in the full paper. IV. Conclusions A design method of multi-MMF Halbach PM array has been proposed, and its application in a 6-slots-16-poles flux reversal machine has been researched. Compared to regular flux reversal machines with single MMF, the proposed flux reversal machine with composite MMFs can achieve 10% higher back EMF and torque capacity under the same magnet usage. The influence of pole ratio and the selection of threshold values on the performance of machine will be given in the full paper.

**References:**

[1] Tianjie Zou, Dawei Li, Canruo Chen, etc., “A Multiple Working Harmonic PM Vernier Machine with Enhanced Flux-Modulation Effect,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 54, no. 11, June. 2018. [2] Dawei Li, Ronghai Qu, Jian Li, etc., “Synthesis of Flux Switching Permanent Magnet Machines,” Synthesis of Flux Switching Permanent Magnet Machines,” IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, vol. 31, no. 1, Mar. 2016. [3] Yuting Gao, Dawei Li, Ronghai Qu, etc., “A Double-Stator Flux Switching PM Machine with Multi-PM MMF Harmonics,” IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 55, no. 6, June. 2019. [4] You Zhou, Ronghai Qu, Yuting Gao, etc., “A Novel Flux Modulation Linear Machine with Dual-Sided Modular Primary and Multi Pole Pitches,” IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC), May. 2019. [5] Hailin Huang, Libing Jing, Ronghai Qu, etc., "Analysis and Application of Discrete Halbach Magnet Array with Unequal Arc Lengths and Unequally Changed Magnetization Directions," in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-5, April 2018.

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Fig. 1. The Forming method of Halbach PM array with two main MMFs.

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Fig. 2. Sketch and performance of Halbach flux reversal machine with 12th and 18th MMF.

 A Design Method of Multi-MMF Halbach PM Array and its Application in Flux Reversal Machines

In this paper, dual-winding dual-flux-concentrated magnetic-field modulated brushless compound-structure machine (DDMFM-BCSM) is proposed, combing the magnetic-field modulated brushless dual-rotor machine (MFM-BDRM) and permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) into one. Proposed machine has two sets of windings in stator slots and spoke type PMs on dual rotors. Besides, there are flux barrier on inner rotor to improve the performance of MFM-BDRM. First, the performance of proposed machine is analyzed, including MFM-BDRM part, PMSM part and the whole DDMFM-BCSM. Second, in order to analyze the influence of flux barrier on performance of DDMFM-BCSM, a DDMFM-BCSM without flux barrier is designed to compared their performance. I. Introduction Combination of planetary gear and permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) is widely used in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Considering its maintenance and reliability problem, scholars are searching for new structure to replace this combination. Due to high reliability and low maintenance cost, the magnetic-field modulated brushless dual-rotor machine (MFM-BDRM) has high potential in HEVs. But in HEVs, MFM-BDRM need work together with a PMSM, which raise the system cost and volume. MFM-BDRM with dual windings, which is combination of MFM-BDRM and PMSM, is an alternative solution. In this paper, dual-winding dual-flux-concentrated magnetic-field modulated brushless compound-structure machine (DDMFM-BCSM), which is combination of MFM-BDRM and PMSM, is proposed. Magnetic field modulation principle, working principle of DDMFM-BCSM, is introduced [1,2]. Electromagnetic performance of DDMFM-BCSM, such as back EMF, torque and efficiency, are analyzed and obtained. In order to verify the function of proposed machine, performance of MFM-BDRM and PMSM are also analyzed separately. II. Structure and Working Principle The structure of the proposed DDMFM-BCSM is shown in Fig.1. The stator iron core is similar to that of common PMSM. But there are two sets of windings in stator slots, regular winding and modulation winding. The outer and inner rotor are formed by the alternant placement of magnetic blocks and spoke type PMs whose flux-concentrating effect could improve the flux density efficiently. The difference of two rotors are the magnetic blocks of inner rotor connect together and flux barrier is added in the end of PMs of inner rotor. The MFM-BDRM part consists of modulation winding, magnetic blocks on outer rotor and PMs on inner rotor, while the PMSM part consists of regular winding and PMs on outer rotor. Working principle of DDMFM-BCSM is magnetic field modulation principle which is also the working principle of magnetic gears, magnet-geared machines and vernier machines. Based on analysis of magnetic field modulation principle, torque and speed characteristic of DDMFM-BCSM can be obtained. III. Performance Analysis By finite element method (FEM), the performance of DDMFM-BCSM is analyzed at the inner and outer rotor speed of 1000rpm. Spectrum analysis result of air gap flux density verifies the magnetic field modulation principle. From low mutual-inductance of two sets of windings, we can see the interaction between two sets of windings could be weakened efficiently with reasonable motor design. The power factor of MFM-BDRM is low (0.58), which is the disadvantage of all machines based on magnetic field modulation principle. Loss and efficiency of DDMFM-BCSM is also analyzed. To verify the function of MFM-BDRM part and PMSM part, torque performance of two parts is analyzed respectively and shown in Fig.2. It’s obvious that both of MFM-BDRM part and PMSM part could put out stable torque. The torque of outer rotor and inner rotor of MFM-BDBR satisfies the torque characteristic mentioned above. Dimension parameters of magnetic blocks and spoke array PMs of two rotors are changed to improve the amplitude of needed flux density harmonics. In DDMFM-BCSM model simulated by FEM, flux density harmonics of 4 and 11 PM pole-pairs could generate fundamental wave of back EMF in modulation winding and regular winding respectively. IV. Influence of flux barrier In order to prove the flux barrier effect on performance, DDMFM-BCSM without flux barrier is also simulated. Torque, efficiency and power factor of two topologies are compared. The result shows that flux barrier could improve the torque of MFM-BDRM while the power factor of MFM-BDRM and torque of PMSM is weakened. V. Conclusion A new DDMFM-BCSM topology is proposed, combining the MFM-BDRM and PMSM together. Magnetic field modulation principle, the working principle of DDMFM-BCSM, is introduced. FEM result shows that proposed machine could realize function of two machines. Flux barrier could improve the torque of MFM-BDRM while the power factor of MFM-BDRM and torque of PMSM is weakened.

**References:**

[1] J.G. Bai, P. Zheng, C.D. Tong, et al, “Characteristic Analysis and Verification of the Magnetic-Field-Modulated Brushless Double-Rotor Machine”, IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 62, pp. 4023-4033, Jul. 2015. [2] G.P. Liu, Y. Sui, J.Q. Liu, et al, “Comparison of Vernier Machines with Different Rotor PM Configurations”, 2019 22nd Int. Conf. on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS 2019), Harbin (China), Aug. 2019, pp. 1-4.

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Fig.1. Structure of proposed DDMFM-BCSM

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Fig.2. Torque waveform of DDMFM-BCSM, PMSM part and MFM-BDRM part

 Investigation of a Dual-Winding Dual-Flux-Concentrated Magnetic-Field Modulated Brushless Compound-Structure Machine

1. Introduction. Due to the merits of simple structure, mechanical robustness and high power density, flux reversal permanent-magnet machine (FRPMM) has been an appealing choice in many industrial applications [1]. However, similar to other solely PM-excited machines, the constant-power operation range of FRPMM is restricted by the uncontrollable PM flux [2]. To improve the flux regulation ability, the hybrid-excited design concept is introduced into flux reversal machine [3]. With the participation of direct current (dc) excitation, the air-gap flux density can be regulated flexibly. However, the dc-field winding and armature wingding placed in the same stator results in a serious space confliction, which deteriorates the torque production and flux regulation ability. To cope with the space problem, the partitioned stator hybrid excited flux reversal machine (PSHEFRM) is developed [4], in which the armature windings and field windings are placed separately in the inner and outer stators. Nevertheless, the solely stator-PM excitation limits the torque capability of PSHEFRPM. To further enhance the torque production and obtain the flexible flux regulation ability, this paper proposes a new partitioned stator hybrid-excited flux reversal machine with dual-PM (DP-PSHEFRM), in which the field windings are placed in the inner stator and the PMs are employed on both the rotor and outer stator. The topology and operation principle of the proposed DP-PSHEFRM are described. The electromagnetic performances of the machine are investigated by finite element analysis (FEA). 2. Machine topology and operation principle. Fig. 1 shows the topology of the proposed DP-PSHEFRM, which consists of two stators and one sandwiched rotor. It can be seen that the machine employs the outer stator to accommodate three-phase armature windings and PMs, and inner stator to place field winding. The PMs mounted on the top of outer stator teeth are separated by iron poles, which composes a consequent-pole PM arrangement. The non-overlapping armature windings and field windings are wound on the teeth of outer and inner stators, respectively, which offers the merits of short ending-length and low copper loss. In addition, the outer stator teeth are aligned with inner stator slots, which means the two stators have half teeth pitch displacement. Moreover, the alternate PMs and iron poles composes a consequent-pole PM rotor structure. The PMs on the rotor and outer stator are magnetized with the identical radially direction to enhance the flux densities in the air-gap and stator core. The operation principle of the proposed DP-PSHEFRM is based on the flux modulation effect, and the torque of machine is generated by taking advantage of the modulated air-gap field harmonics. In addition, the dc flux is mainly used to regulate the air-gap flux density to improve the flux weakening capability. 3. Electromagnetic performance evaluation. Fig. 2(a) shows the no-load back-electromotive forces (back-EMFs) of the proposed DP-PSHEFRM excited by stator-PM only, rotor-PM only and dual-PM at the field current density of 0 A/mm2. It can be seen that the back-EMFs excited by different PM excitations all have a symmetrical and sinusoidal waveform. In addition, compared with stator-PM, rotor-PM makes more contribution for the back-EMF production. Fig. 2(b) compares the torques of proposed machine under different PM excitation at the armature current of 6A. It can be seen that the torque with dual-PM excitation is 82% higher than that with stator-PM excitation only and 47% higher than that with rotor-PM excitation only, which illustrates a great enhancement of torque production by using dual-PM excitation. Then, in order to verify the flux regulation ability of DP-PSHEFRM, the dual-PM excited outer air-gap flux density and its harmonic spectra at different field current density are evaluated, as shown in Fig. 2(c) and (d). It can be observed that the amplitudes of working harmonics can be continuously regulated with the change of the field current density. Thus, the flux linkage at armature terminal can be effectively adjusted, as shown in Fig. 2(e). When the armature current is fixed as 6 A, the variation of average torque with field current density is investigated. As shown in Fig. 2(f), the average torque decreases by 9.2Nm from J=0A/mm2 to J=-15A/mm2, which illustrates the excellent flux weakening capability of the proposed DP-PSHEFRM. More detailed design considerations and electromagnetic performance analysis will be presented in the full paper.

**References:**

 [1] Y. Gao, R. Qu, D. Li, “Torque performance analysis of three-phase flux reversal machines,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 2110–2119 (2017). [2] X. Zhao, S. Niu, and W. Fu, “Design of a novel parallel-hybrid-excited dual-PM machine based on armature harmonics diversity for electric vehicle propulsion,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 4209–4219 (2019). [3] L. Xu et al., “Design and analysis of a new linear hybrid excited flux reversal motor with inset permanent magnets,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 50, no. 11, Art. ID 8202204 (2014). [4] Z. Zeng, Q. Lu and X. Huang, "Analysis of a new partitioned-primary flux-reversal hybrid-excited linear motor," in Proc. IEEE Int. Elect. Mach. Drives Conf. (IEMDC), pp. 74-79 (2019).

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Fig. 1 Topology of the proposed DP-PSHEFRM

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Fig. 2 Electromagnetic performances analysis

 Design and Analysis of a New Partitioned Stator Hybrid-Excited Flux Reversal Machine With Dual-PM

This paper proposes a novel consequent-pole flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) machine with magnets in stator slot opening to improve the torque density, which is a critical concern of FSPM machines. The working principle of the proposed topology is investigated based on the magnetomotive force (MMF)-permeance model and numerical finite element analysis (FEA). The electromagnetic performance such as back EMF and electromagnetic torque is compared with the conventional consequent-pole FSPM machine. It is demonstrated that the proposed machine can achieve 27.8% larger back EMF and 20.2% higher torque density than the conventional counterpart. I. Introduction Recently, permanent magnet (PM) machines have been used in many industry applications, such as servo motors and electric vehicle. Flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) machine was first proposed in [1]. Due to simple rotor structure and excellent flux-weakening capability [2] [3], FSPM machines have received much attention in recent decades. To improve torque density of FSPM machines, many topologies have been proposed and investigated. Z. Q. Zhu et al. analyzed a novel multi-tooth FSPM machine [4] and the optimal slot/pole pair combination is determined by a simple analytical method in [5]. H. Yang et al. proposed a consequent-pole FSPM machine to increase the contents of low-order harmonics to enhance the torque capability in [6]. In this paper, a consequent-pole FSPM machine with magnets in the slot opening is proposed to increase the torque density. In Section II, the working principle of the proposed topology is analyzed based on magnetomotive force (MMF)-permeance model and numerical finite element analysis (FEA). The electromagnetic performance, such as back EMF and electromagnetic torque, is compared with the conventional consequent-pole FSPM machine in Section III. It is found that the proposed topology can achieve 27.8% larger back EMF and 20.2% higher torque capability than the conventional counterpart. In Section IV, some conclusions are drawn. II. Machine Topology and Working Principle The conventional consequent-pole and proposed FSPM machines are shown in Fig. 1(a) and Fig. 1(b) respectively. Different from the conventional consequent-pole FSPM machine, there are Halbach-type magnets in stator slot opening in the proposed topology. The magnetization directions of the magnets are represented by the yellow arrows. Owing to the unique structure of consequent-pole FSPM machine, there are relatively lower reluctance paths for low-order flux density harmonics. It can be demonstrated that the non-working 6-pole-pair flux density harmonic can be reduced by the magnets in the stator slot opening. Thus, the working flux density harmonics can be enhanced while comparable saturation degrees can be realized in the conventional and proposed FSPM machines. III. Electromagnetic Performance Fig. 2 shows the FEA-predicted phase back-EMF waveforms, FFT analysis results of back EMF and electromagnetic torque curves. It can be seen from the figure that the proposed machine can achieve 27.8% larger back EMF and 20.2% higher torque density than the conventional counterpart. It should be noted that the phase current of proposed machine is smaller than the conventional consequent-pole FSPM machine due to the smaller slot area when the cooper losses are kept constant. IV. Conclusion In this paper, a novel consequent-pole FSPM machine with magnets in stator slot opening is proposed to enhance the torque capability. It is demonstrated that the proposed topology can realize 27.8% larger back EMF and 20.2% higher torque density than the conventional counterpart.

**References:**

 [1] S. E. Rauth and L. J. Johnson, “Design principles of flux-switching alternators,” AIEE Trans., vol. 74, pt. III, no. 3, pp. 1261-1268, Jan. 1955. [2] D. Li, R. Qu, J. Li, W. Xu, and L. Wu, “Synthesis of flux switching permanent magnet machines,” IEEE Trans. Energy Convers., vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 106–117, Mar. 2016. [3] W. Hua, M. Cheng, and G. Zhang, “A novel hybrid excitation flux-switching motor for hybrid vehicles,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 4728-4731, Oct. 2009. [4] Z. Q. Zhu, J. T. Chen, Y. Pang, D. Howe, S. Iwasaki, and R. Deodhar, “Analysis of a novel multi-tooth flux-switching PM brushless AC machine for high torque direct-drive applications,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 4313-4316, Nov. 2008. [5] J. T. Chen, Z. Q. Zhu, and D. Howe, “Stator and rotor pole combinations for multi-tooth flux-switching permanent-magnet brushless AC machines,” IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 4659-4667, Dec. 2008. [6] H. Yang, Y. Li, H. Lin, Z. Q. Zhu and S. Lyu, "Principle investigation and performance comparison of consequent-pole switched flux PM machines," IEEE Trans. Transport. Electrifi., doi: 10.1109/TTE.2020.3022991.

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Fig. 1. Basic topologies. (a) Conventional consequent-pole FSPM. (b) Proposed FSPM.

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Fig. 2. Electromagnetic performance. (a) Back EMF. (b) FFT analysis results of back EMF. (c) Electromagnetic torque.

 Investigation of Consequent-Pole Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machines with Magnets in Stator Slot Opening

1. Background and Literature Review Since permanent-magnet vernier machines (PMVMs) can offer high torque directly without the aid of intermediate transmission devices such as mechanical gearbox, they are extremely suitable for low-speed large-toque direct-drive (LLDD) applications [1], such as industrial robots, wind power generation, ship propulsion, etc. Generally, PMVMs can be classified into three types according to the location of permanent magnets (PMs), i.e., stator type (ST), rotor type (RT) and stator and rotor type (SRT). The former two types mean that either PMs are only on stator or only on rotor, while the latter type signifies that PMs are on both stator and rotor. Since there are two PM excitation sources, the SRT type of PMVM is also called “dual-permanent-magnet-excited (DPME) machine”[2]. Clearly, DPME machine has one more PM excitation source than the other two types, so it can output higher torque compared with the other two types, which has been demonstrated in [2,3]. Thus, DPME machine has more advantages in the LLDD field, and much research on it is also growing increasingly. However, according to the literature review, research on DPME machine concentrates on the qualitative explanation of the bidirectional field modulated effect (BFME) [2], new structures [4], design and optimization [5], comparative study [6] and control strategies [7]. 2. Motivation Back-EMF is an important physical quantity in electrical machine (EM), which many designers often care about, as nonsinusoidal back-EMF may cause torque ripple, and increase inverter capacity [8]. For DPME machine (see Fig. 1), it has two PM excitation sources with different pole-pair numbers (PPNs), i.e. stator PMs and rotor PMs; it also has double-salient structure. Due to the double-salient structure, the magnetic field generated by stator PMs or rotor PMs can be modulated into abundant airgap field harmonics through rotor teeth or stator teeth. So, the airgap harmonics of DPME machine are more abundant and more complex than those of traditional PM machine. Regarding the back-EMF of DPME machine, two questions (Qs) arise naturally, i.e., Q1: do all airgap flux density harmonics make contribution to back-EMF? Q2: For these harmonics which contribute to the back EMF, do they all produce positive or negative back EMF? According to the previous literature review, only [4] answered Q1 by qualitative analysis, and pointed out that only specific harmonics can contribute to back-EMF. However, as far as we know, there is no literature to answer Q2. So, it is necessary to quantitatively identify the airgap flux density harmonics contributing to back-EMF, thus helping to suppress the harmonics which produce negative back EMF. 3. Method Magneto motive force (MMF) permeance analytical model (MPAM) is used to identify the airgap flux density harmonics contributing to back-EMF. Firstly, establish the MPAM of DPME machine. Next, derive the expressions of airgap flux density harmonics generated by stator and rotor PMs respectively based on the MPAM, and classify the harmonics into six types (see Table I). Then, deduce the expressions of PM flux-linkage by means of winding function and the derived airgap flux density harmonics. Afterwards, get back-EMF expressions by the derived PM flux-linkage. Finally, identify the airgap flux density harmonics contributing to back-EMF. 4. Results As shown in Fig. 1, a 12/10 DPME machine is selected as an example for analysis. Fig. 2(a) compares back-EMFs obtained by theoretical analysis and FEM. As can be seen from Fig. 2(a), the back-EMF obtained by the MPAM basically coincides with that obtained by FEM. The error between the analytical and FEM results is about 8.7%, which indicates that the MPAM is feasible. By means of the MPAM, one can also identify the airgap flux density harmonics contributing to back-EMF. Fig. 2(b) gives the identification results of the airgap flux density harmonics contributing to the fundamental back-EMF. Apparently, S-II and R-II types of harmonics generate negative back-EMFs, which weakens the total back-EMF; S-III, R-I and R-III types contribute to positive back-EMFs, and R-III type contributes nearly half the back-EMF; S-I type makes no contribution to back-EMF. 5. Note Limited by the length of the digest, 1) not all the references are given in the digest body, and the others will add in the full paper; 2) the derivation of the MPAM for DPME machine as well as the derived expressions will be elaborated in the full paper; 3) other results such as waveforms of flux density will be added in the full paper.

**References:**

[1] F. Wu and A. M. El-Refaie, IET Electr. Power Appl., Vol. 13, p. 127–137 (2019) [2] L. Jian, Y. Shi and C. Liu, IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 49, p. 2381–2384 (2013) [3] W. Zhao, X. Sun and J. Ji, IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., Vol. 26, p. 1-5 (2016) [4] L. Xu, W. Zhao and G. Liu, IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., Vol. 69, p. 7104-7115 (2020) [5] Q. Lin, S. Niu and W. N. Fu, IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 56, p. 1-5 (2020) [6] Q. Wang, S. Niu and L. Yang, IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., Vol. 64, p. 9924-9933 (2017) [7] S. Niu, S. L. Ho and W. N. Fu, IEEE Trans. Magn., Vol. 50, p. 805-808 (2014) [8] X. Ren, D. Li and R. Qu, IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., Vol. 67, p. 6248-6258 (2020)

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Fig. 1 and Table I

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Fig. 2. (a) Back-EMFs. (b) Contribution of airgap flux density harmonics to the fundamental back-EMF.

 Quantitative Identification of Airgap Flux Density Harmonics Contributing to Back-EMF in Dual-Permanent-Magnet-Excited Machine

I.Introduction Recently, the flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) machines have been recognized as attractive candidates for electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) propulsion on account of their high torque (power) density and robust rotor structure. The 6s/5p FSPM machine is considered for the high speed condition, since it reduces the fundamental frequency and exhibits improved torque performances. However, the topology utilization is restricted due to the unbalanced magnetic force in automotive applications. In order to address the above issues, this paper proposes a axial-modular flux switching permanent magnet (AM-FSPM) machine, as shown in Fig. 1. It contains two axial modular parts, namely front modular part and rear modular part, where the PMs of each part are sandwiched between the two U modular cores. It is worth noting that the PMs magnetization directions are opposite at the same stator position of two axial modular parts. The phase armature winding is composed of two toroidal coils, which are wound around the stator yokes. It can be found from Fig. 1(a) that the integrated toroidal windings are shared by the two axial modular parts, and then the winding function is different from that of the conventional FSPM machine. Meanwhile, the winding factor of the AM-FSPM machine is improved by the toroidal windings, which is helpful to increase the torque density. The rotor poles in the rear part are shifted relative to the front part by 180o mechanically. II.Electromagnetic performances of AM-FSPM machine For the AM-FSPM machine, the PM magneto-motive-forces (MMFs) of two axial modular parts are modulated by the corresponding salient rotor cores. Then the PM air gap flux density is produced, and the harmonic amplitudes in two modular parts are identical due to the same PM-MMF and rotor permeance model. However, the PMs magnetization directions of the two modular parts are opposite and the rotor positions are different, which leads to the flux density harmonic phase difference. Based on the PM flux density expression, the phase difference between two modular parts is obtained as |(2n-1)PPM±kPr|π, where PPM and Pr is the PM pole-pair number and rotor pole number, respectively. Meanwhile, the winding functions of two axial modular parts are the same due to the sharing of the integrated toroidal armature windings. Hence, the phases difference of the PM flux linkage between the front modular part and the rear modular part is |(2n-1)PPM±kPr|π. When k is an even number, the harmonics with even orders in flux linkages of two coils are cancelled, and then the sinusoidal flux linkage will be obtained as shown in Fig. 2(a). It can be found from Fig. 2(b) that the total harmonic distortion (THD%) of the single coil flux linkage is 31.57% in the modular part, where the harmonic with 2nd order is the highest (30.95%). Nevertheless, the THD% in the same coil of whole machine is 6.19% due to the cancelled harmonics with even orders. Moreover, the coil flux linkage harmonic distortion with 3rd orders is 6.18%, which is not contributed to the electromagnetic torque. In order to verify the merits and disadvantages of AM-FSPM machine, a comprehensive comparison between AM-FSPM and conventional 6s/5p FSPM machine is conducted. Two machines have the same outer diameter, axial stack length and air gap length. Meanwhile, the same PM and silicon steel materials are utilized and the rated current density of two machines are equal. Fig. 2(c) shows the electromagnetic torque waveforms of two machines. It can be found that the average torque of the AM-FSPM machine is 14.05Nm, which is 1.09 times of that of the FSPM machine. The reason is that the winding factor of AM-FSPM is 1, which is higher than 0.866 of traditional 6s/5p FSPM machine. In addition, the cogging torque in AM-FSPM (0.62Nm) is approximately identical to the FSPM machine. However, the torque ripple of AM-FSPM is 6.6%, which is 0.7% higher than that of FSPM machine. It is worth noting that the torque ripples without cogging torques are 3.6% and 4.1% in AM-FSPM and FSPM machines, respectively. Hence, the torque ripple is dominantly influenced by the cogging torque, which will be investigated and suppressed in the full paper. The electromagnetic torque with different current densities of two machines are shown in Fig. 2(d). It can be found that the average torque increases linearly as the current density rises, then the two machines exhibit the attractive overload capability. III.Conclusion This paper proposes a novel AM-FSPM machine and the flux density harmonics characteristics are deduced. Then the sinusoidal flux linkage of the toroidal coil can be obtained due to the flux density harmonics phases difference between two modular parts of the AM-FSPM machine. In addition, compared with the 6s/5p FSPM machine, the proposed machine with the same geometric parameters exhibits higher torque density, and lower torque ripple, which is suitable for the EV and HEV applications.

**References:**

[1] Y. Li, D. Bobba and B. Sarlioglu, "Design and Performance Characterization of a Novel Low-Pole Dual-Stator Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machine for Traction Application," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. (2016) [2] C. Di, I. Petrov and J. J. Pyrhönen, "Unbalanced Magnetic Pull Compensation With Active Magnetic Bearings in a 2 MW High-Speed Induction Machine by FEM," in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. (2018)

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Fig. 1. AM-FSPM machine and traditional 6s/5p FSPM. (a) front modular part of AM-FSPM, (b) rear modular part of AM-FSPM, (c) AM-FSPM. (d) 6s/5p FSPM.

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Fig. 2. 2D and 3D finite element analysis results of AM-FSPM and traditional 6s/5p FSPM parameters (a) flux linkage, (b) corresponding Fourier spectra, (c) electromagnetic torque, (d) current density.

 Design of a Axial-Modular Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machine

In this paper, a novel winding switching strategy is proposed to extend the speed range of a consequent-pole ferrite-PM hybrid-excited machine (CPFPM-HEM) for electric vehicle application. The key is that in low-speed range, the ac armature winding and dc field winding are connected in series to achieve large starting torque, while in high-speed range, dc field winding are injected with different dc currents to realize constant back-EMF with flux-weakening effect. Furthermore, consequent-pole rotor is used to reduce the dosage of the permanent magnet (PM). In the meantime, ferrite PM is used to replace rare-earth PM to reduce the cost with the shortage of rare earth resources. In this paper, the machine configuration, winding switching concept are illustrated in detail. Then, the electromagnetic performance of CPFPM-HEM in different speed ranges are investigated. Finally, the speed range which greatly extended with the same back-EMF is testified by the Maxwell/Simplorer co-simulation. 1. Introduction Nowadays, permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) has attracted more and more attention in electronic vehicle application with excellent advantages such as high-power density and high efficiency [1-2]. However, the fixed PM flux of PMSM has limited the speed range of electronic vehicle. In order to extend speed range of the electric vehicle, hybrid excited machine, which incorporates PM excitation and dc field excitation, is proposed [3-4]. For hybrid excited machine, the flux regulation range has a limitation with dc field current control. In order to extend the flux regulation range, a novel winding switching strategy is proposed. 2. Machine configuration and winding switching concept A. Machine configuration Fig. 1 shows the configuration of consequent-pole ferrite permanent magnet hybrid-excited machine (CPFPM-HEM). It is composed of 8 pole pair inner rotor and 12-slot outer stator. The rotor consists of consequent-pole ferrite PMs and the magnetization direction of these PMs is radial outward as denoted in Fig. 1. The stator comprises ac armature winding and dc field winding. Both ac armature winding and dc field winding are made of single layer concentrated windings. The ac armature winding and dc field winding are connected in series in low-speed operation, while which are separately excited in high-speed operation. B. Winding switching concept Fig. 1 presents the winding switching manipulation circuit which consists of ac armature winding, dc field winding, rectifier, dc voltage source as well as some switches. There are two speed modes. Mode 1: Low speed mode S1 and SW1 is OFF. The ac armature winding and dc field winding are connected in series when the machine is in low-speed operation. The back-EMF is the sum of the voltage from ac armature winding and dc field winding. Due to the low speed, the back-EMF provided by the powertrain does not need to be high. Mode 2: High speed mode S1 and SW1 is ON. The ac armature winding and dc field winding are separately excited. While ac armature winding is provided by powertrain, the dc field winding is provided by dc volage source. By regulating the dc source voltage value, the back-EMF provided by the powertrain can keep the same. 3. Electromagnetic performance Fig. 2 shows variable speed constant back-EMF with winding switching operation and dc excitation regulation. It can be noticed that in 0 to 20 ms, the machine operates in mode 1 with 300 rpm, the ac armature winding and dc field winding are connected in series to provide large starting torque. At 40 ms, the ac armature winding and dc field winding are separately excited and the machine switches to mode 2. Between 40 ms to 80 ms, the machine speed is 600 rpm and the dc excitation current is zero. Between 80 ms to 120 ms, the machine speed changes to 900 rpm and dc excitation current changes to -3 A. Between 120 ms to 160 ms, the machine speed attains 1200 rpm and the dc excitation current reaches -6 A. It can be concluded that, the amplitude of back-EMF is almost unchanged when the speed changes from 300 rpm to 1200 rpm with resort to winding switching operation and dc excitation regulation. 4. Conclusion This paper proposes a novel winding switching strategy to enhance the flux regulation capability of CPFPM-HEM, thus whose speed range can be greatly extended. The ac armature winding and dc field winding are connected in series to provide large torque in low-speed mode, while which are separately excited to realize variable speed constant back-EMF in high-speed mode. The paper has verified variable speed constant back-EMF through Maxwell/Simplorer co-simulation. In addition, consequent-pole ferrite PMs are used to save the cost and avoid the usage of rare-earth resources. In the full paper, the machine operation principle, flux regulation principle, as well as winding switching concept will be illustrated in detail. In addition, more electromagnetic analysis will be performed and more conclusions will be drawn from the finite element results. Moreover, a prototype of the machine will be manufactured and relative tests will be carried out. Acknowledgement This work was supported in part by grants from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Hong Kong, China, under Project PolyU 152058/17E and PolyU 152143/18E.

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[1] S. Niu, Y. Luo, W. Fu and X. Zhang, "Robust Model Predictive Control for a Three-Phase PMSM Motor With Improved Control Precision," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 838-849, Jan. 2021. [2] S. Niu, Y. Luo, W. Fu and X. Zhang, "An Indirect Reference Vector-Based Model Predictive Control for a Three-Phase PMSM Motor," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 29435-29445, 2020. [3] X. Zhao and S. Niu, "A New Slot-PM Vernier Reluctance Machine With Enhanced Zero-Sequence Current Excitation for Electric Vehicle Propulsion," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 3528-3539, May 2020. [4] Y. Fan, G. Qu, and C. Tan, "Design and Analysis of a New Five-Phase Dual-Stator Consequent-Pole Brushless Hybrid Excitation Machine," IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 1-10, Jan. 2019.

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Fig. 1. Configuration of CPFPM-HEM and winding switching manipulation circuit.

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Fig. 2. Variable speed constant back-EMF with winding switching operation and dc excitation regulation. (a) Speed variation and given dc excitation current. (b) Variable speed constant back-EMF.

 A Novel Winding Switching Strategy of a Consequent-pole Ferrite-PM Hybrid-excited Machine for Electric Vehicle Application

I.INTRODUCTION The flux reversal permanent magnet (FRPM) machine, as a stator PM machine with a simple rotor configuration, is suitable for high speed electric propulsion applications However, the conventional 6-slot and 8-pole (6s/8p) FRPM machine has some disadvantages, such as low torque density and large torque ripple. An axial modular flux reversal permanent magnet (AM-FRPM) machine is proposed in this paper as shown in Fig. 1. It contains two modular parts including front modular part 1 and rear modular part 2, and the modular part topology evolves from the conventional 6s/8p FRPM machine. It is worth noting that the PMs of two modular parts have opposite magnetization directions at the same stator position. Meanwhile, the rotor poles in the rear part are shifted by 22.5° mechanically relative to those in the front part. In addition, the toroidal windings are wound around the yokes of the AM-FRPM machine, which are different from those of conventional FRPM machines. Besides, the winding factor is set as 1 to obtain a high torque density. II.PRINCIPLES AND PERFORMANCE Based on the magnetic field modulation theory, the operating principle of AM-FRPM machine is analyzed from three perspectives, including PM field modulation, armature reaction field modulation and torque production mechanism. For the PM field, the PM magneto-motive-force (MMF) of each modular part is modulated by the corresponding modular salient rotor teeth [1]. Then the air gap flux density expression Bg can be deduced, which contains the harmonics components (HCs) with |nPs±kPr| order, where Ps is the number of stator slots, Pr is rotor poles number, n=1, 2…, and k=0, 1, 2…. The air-gap flux density harmonics distributions of the PM field are shown in Fig. 2(a). It can be found that harmonics distributions of two modular parts are similar, and the dominant harmonics components are 2nd, 4th, 6th, 12th, 14th and 24th orders, which verifies the HCs results by the field modulation theory. PMs of the two modular parts have opposite magnetization directions at the same stator position, so the phases differences of the flux density harmonics generated by the PM MMF, such as 6th, 12th and 24th, are 180o between two parts. Besides, the PM-MMFs are modulated by two rotor parts with different initial angles, so the phases of modulated harmonics in two parts are also different. In addition, based on the flux density harmonics phases analysis, the PM flux linkages harmonics with even orders are cancelled as shown in Fig. 2(b). The armature reaction MMF mathematic model of the AM-FRPM machine cannot be obtained by three phases overlapping directly because its winding function is different from that of the conventional FRPM machine. The reason is that the armature coils of the AM-FRPM machine are with the same direction. Hence, the armature reaction MMF distributions need to consider three phases synchronously. In addition, the armature reaction MMF in two modular parts is modulated by the front and rear rotors in Fig. 1(a), respectively, then the armature reaction air gap flux density harmonics distributions can be obtained. It can be found from Fig. 2(c) that the number of HCs can be expressed as 2k (k=1, 2…), and the dominant harmonic orders are 2nd, 4th, 6th, 10th and 12th. It is worth noting that the rotors in two modular parts have different initial angle, and then the armature reaction flux density harmonic distributions of two parts obtain different harmonic performances, including amplitudes and phases. The harmonics characteristics analysis will be illustrated in detail in the full paper. Here it is clearly shown in Fig. 2(c) that the amplitudes of 4th harmonic in front and rear modular parts are 0.22T and 0.11T, respectively, which influence the harmonics contribution of electromagnetic torque. Based on the analysis of the PM field and the armature reaction field, it can be concluded that the electromagnetic torque is mainly contributed by the harmonics with 2nd, 4th, 6th and 12th orders. The 6th and 12th harmonics are generated by the PM MMF, while the 2nd and 4th harmonics are produced by the modulation of salient pole rotor on PM MMF. The electromagnetic torque waveforms are shown in the Fig. 2(d). It can be found that the torque ripples of front and rear modular parts are 8.4% and 8.3%, respectively, and the torque ripple of AM-FRPM machine is only 6.4%. Besides, the torque of front and rear modular are 5.23Nm and 5.24Nm, and the torque of AM-FRPM machine is 10.64Nm. The torque is generated by overlapping of two modular parts is 1.6% less than that of the whole machine, so the magnetic flux leakage between modular parts is small and the structure is compact. III.CONSLUSION The proposed AM-FRPM machine contains two modular parts and integrated toroidal windings. In this paper, the operating principle of the proposed machine was explained by the air gap field modulation theory. It can be found that the armature reaction flux density harmonic distributions of two parts obtain different harmonic performances. Besides, the AM-FRPM machine exhibits a high torque density and the torque ripple is suppressed effectively, which is suitable for electric vehicle applications.

**References:**

[1] X. Zhu and W. Hua, "An Improved Configuration for Cogging Torque Reduction in Flux-Reversal Permanent Magnet Machines," in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 1-4, (2017). [2] X. Zhu, W. Hua and W. Wang, "Analysis of Back-EMF in Flux-Reversal Permanent Magnet Machines by Air Gap Field Modulation Theory," in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 3344-3355, (2019).

**Images:**

![](https://assets.underline.io/uploads/markdown_image/1/image/43d2798fc3d332c572d2e13b7e7dd580.jpg)
Fig.1 (a) The topology of AM-FRPM machine. (b) front modular part (c) rear modular part.

![](https://assets.underline.io/uploads/markdown_image/1/image/bd9cd746d7829d0311ec363aec69dd5e.jpg)
Fig.2 (a) The air-gap flux density harmonics distributions of PM field. (b) The harmonic spectrum of line flux linkage. (c)The air-gap flux density harmonics distributions of armature field. (d) Torque waveforms.

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