Eddy current losses generated in the rotor of permanent magnet machines may lead to an excessive magnet heating. This can cause the magnets to get fully demagnetized so it is very important to analyze the losses on them. ...

This article presents the design and the implementation of a fault detection and isolation strategy for sensors in variable speed drives. Electric drives use several current and voltage sensors for control and protection. ...

In permanent-magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs) electromagnetic forces are identified as the principal source of vibrations and noises. In this article, first of all the sources of magnetic forces in PMSMs are analyzed. ...

Fans are commonly used to refrigerate electrical machines when air forced cooling is required. They are rather simple solutions that can considerably improve the thermal performance of electrical machines, so the fan ...

Nowadays the majority of applications are demanding more and more compact, cost effective and robust solutions for their electric drives. In this context permanent magnet synchronous machines are considered as a good ...

In this paper a thermal test procedure and a calibration method for lumped parameter models are presented. Analytical models provide fast thermal simulations in comparison with finite element methods (FEM) and computed ...

In this article a general analytical model for the analysis of permanent magnet synchronous machines with static eccentricity is presented. The model is a continuation of [1] and it is based on Fourier time-space series ...

Classical Dependability Analysis techniques, such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis, have been used during the last decades to demonstrate the reliability, availability, maintainability ...

This paper proposes an automatic detection test of gain faults in current sensors. An offline test is applied when the machine is not operating. The designed test operates at standstill without being necessary to disconnect ...