Variable mesh adaptive direct search algorithm applied for optimal design of electric machines based on fea

Dongsu Lee, Jong Wook Kim, Cheol Gyun Lee, Sang Yong Jung

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Abstract

Optimal design of electric machine based on finite element analysis (FEA) is characterized with the nonlinear magnetic saturation, which causes the much longer computation time for maintaining the high accuracy. In order to compensate the excessive computation time due to FEA and guarantee the reliable convergence to global optimum, variable mesh adaptive direct search (VMADS) is newly implemented with multi-start in this paper. Effectiveness of VMADS has been verified through a benchmark function. In particular, the proposed algorithm has been employed to optimal design of interior permanent magnet synchronous machine (IPMSM) for maximum torque per ampere (MTPA), of which design objective should be evaluated by FEA for better accuracy.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6027687
Pages (from-to)3232-3235
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume47
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2011

Keywords

  • Finite element analysis (FEA)
  • interior PM synchronous machine (IPMSM)
  • maximum torque per ampere (MTPA)
  • optimal design
  • variable mesh adaptive direct search algorithm (VMADS)

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