• Analysis of Permanent Magnet Motors in High Frequency: A Review 

      Moreno, Yerai; Almandoz, Gaizka; Egea, Aritz; Arribas Imaz, Beñat (MDPI, 2021)
      Electric drives consume a great amount of the world’s energy, and it will keep increasing due to the electromobility trend. Thus, the efficiency of electric drives must be improved to reach the desired sustainability goal. ...
    • Development of a Thermal Analysis Tool for Linear Machines 

      Eguren-Alustiza, Imanol; Almandoz, Gaizka; Egea, Aritz; Elorza Azpiazu, Leire (MDPI, 2021)
      The thermal design is one of the most important stages in the design process of electrical machines. Thanks to software packages, like Motor-CAD, rotating machine designers can predict the thermal operation of the machines ...
    • End magnet optimisation for the reduction of the thrust ripple of linear switched-flux machines 

      Eguren-Alustiza, Imanol; Almandoz, Gaizka; Egea, Aritz; Zárate Barriga, Sergio; Urdangarin Lasa, Ander (IEEE, 2020)
      Thanks to the usage and the placement of permanent magnets, linear switched flux machines exhibit a good performance even at a moderate cost. However, these machines are affected by high detent force and on load thrust ...
    • High Frequency Modeling of Electric Drives for Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis 

      Almandoz, Gaizka; Zárate Barriga, Sergio; Egea, Aritz; Moreno, Yerai; Urdangarin Lasa, Ander; Moreno, Roberto (IEEE, 2020)
      In the present paper a time domain simulation of the overall electric drive, comprising the power converter, the power cables and the electrical machine is developed in order to analyse in detail the electromagnetic ...
    • Thrust Ripple Reduction in Linear Switched-Flux Machines via Additional Pole Optimisation 

      Eguren-Alustiza, Imanol; Almandoz, Gaizka; Egea, Aritz; Zárate Barriga, Sergio (IEEE, 2022)
      Linear switched-flux machines are a kind of permanent magnet machine with a passive ferromagnetic secondary. Therefore, they can achieve both a good performance and a low cost in long stroke applications. However, due to ...
    • Understanding Switched-Flux Machines: A MMF-Permeance Model and Magnetic Equivalent Circuit Approach 

      Eguren-Alustiza, Imanol; Almandoz, Gaizka; Egea, Aritz; Badiola, Xabier (IEEE, 2022)
      Due to their particular structure, switched-flux permanent magnet machines have become a very interesting alternative for many applications. This is why some recent studies have been focused in the understanding of the ...