Coupling Coefficient-Based Back-EMF Prediction Method for Surface-Mounted Permanent-Magnet Machines
摘要
This paper presents an improved method for predicting the no-load back-EMF waveform of surface-mounted permanent-magnet (SPM) machines. While conventional analytical approaches utilizing harmonic winding factors are efficient, they fail to account for flux leakage caused by slot geometry, resulting in significant errors in higher-order harmonic prediction. To address this, a generalized coupling coefficient is introduced to quantify the effective harmonic flux linking the winding, considering slot leakage effects. This coefficient is efficiently extracted via finite-element analysis (FEA) using a proposed unified model, which is applicable to various pole-slot combinations and slot-opening widths without remodeling. The proposed method is validated against full FEA simulations for 8-pole/12-slot and 8-pole/9-slot machines. The results demonstrate that the reconstructed back-EMF waveforms significantly reduce prediction error compared to conventional methods, achieving high accuracy in harmonic characteristics while maintaining the efficiency of early-stage design processes.