2022, 49(4):39-44,65.
DOI: 10.12177/emca.2021.209
Abstract:
Homopolar inductor machines (HIMs) have broad application prospects in the fields of flywheel energy storage system, pulsed alternator and so on with the characteristics of brushless excitation and simple structure. Firstly, the topology and operating principle of the HIM are given. Seconldy, the influences of rotor with the rectangular, arc and sinusoidal slots on the electromagnetic properties such as air-gap flux density, back electromotive force (EMF) and torque are studied by finite element method. Thirdly, the stress distribution of rotors with different slot shapes under high-speed rotation is studied. Considering the electromagnetic and mechanical characteristics, an HIM with an arc slot rotor structure is selected as the object to analyze its performance. Finally, a prototype of HIM is tested to verify the rationality of the analysis. The results show that although the sinusoidal slot rotor can obtain a more sinusoidal air-gap flux density, its fundamental wave component is about 25.2% and 24.3% less than those of the rectangular and arc slots under the same slot depth, and the output torque is low. In addition, the rectangular and sinusoidal slots have obvious stress concentration, which are located at the root of the rotor salient pole and the slot surface respectively, while the rotor with arc slot has a more uniform stress distribution.