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Design of a permanent magnet motor and a drive for cranking purposes

Abstract

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The development of Magnaquench in 1985 by the Delco-Remy laboratories, increased the research of applications of permanent magnets for use in automobiles. However the application of permanent magnet machines for cranking purposes has not been investigated much. Difficult operating conditions, like, a maximum current density of 35A/mm², and the ability to withstand demagnetizing armature currents up to 250% of the stall current require a new design approach to be developed. Commutation in the permanent magnet machine is obtained by a three phase full wave inverter. The machine - inverter model was simulated by a standard method (SPICE), and an second analytical method we developed. A permanent magnet brushless motor and a drive for cranking purposes is designed and simulated as a part of this thesis.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Electrical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1989

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Pappu, Gita

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-06122010-020654
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/43296

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Pappu, Gita. Design of a permanent magnet motor and a drive for cranking purposes. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43296