Electric motors are at the forefront of current technological revolution, especially in an age where quantum computing promises advancements at unprecedented speeds. Considering that electric motors consume 50% of global energy, significant advancements in this technology are crucial.

Recent advancement in electronics and solid states science, which are side results of data analytics done by AI during quantum computer design and laboratory tests, significantly change the dept of knowledge to physical phenomenon which are the basic blocks of the science and technology, one of the most important cases is magnetism and its interaction with matter.

From technical point of view, current PM machines use magnetic material as force barrier element, which create many problems. As they already seem stable solution but geological limitations of universal usage of rare earth elements is another inevitable fact. This demands for more advance design techniques for electromagnetic machines to make them more green.

Salient motors were prominent to PM machines but remain dominant due to torque quality issues. PM motors dominated for decades until the rise of electric vehicles highlighted the inefficiencies of PM and asynchronous motors in high speed application, leading to the development of hybrid PM assisted salient motors, which have successfully met performance goals.

Permanent magnets, made from rare earth materials, are expensive and their extraction is energy-intensive contributing to over 50% of the cost of PM machines. PM assisted salient machines require less than half the magnets of conventional PM machines, making them more cost-effective and environmentally friendly, beside the rotor ferromagnetic structure carries most of producted torque directly, which is a very key feature of this technology.

This study provides an analytical model of the motor and includes Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations of Permanent Magnet Assisted Switched Reluctance Motors (PMASR) to study the magnetic flux and its effects on magnetic density and finally torque the study compares some different designs of salient motors and asynchronous motors, examining torque ripple in various rotor motor geometries, magnet positions, and magnetic materials.

The study aims at minimizing torque ripple. By minimizing torque ripple, Salient PM Assisted Motor technology will lead to the development of lift machines with improved ride quality.

Design and Analytical Modelling of Salient PM Assisted Motor to Improve Average Torque and Minimise Torque Ripple.

Mehdi Mottaghi

Iran.