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A tubular hybrid Halbach/axially-magnetized permanent-magnet linear machine

  • School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A single-phase tubular permanent-magnet linear machine (PMLM) with hybrid Halbach/axially-magnetized PM arrays is proposed for free-piston Stirling power generation system. Machine topology and operating principle are elaborately illustrated. With the sinusoidal speed characteristic of the free-piston Stirling engine considered, the proposed machine is designed and calculated by finite-element analysis (FEA). The main structural parameters, such as outer radius of the mover, radial length of both the axially-magnetized PMs and ferromagnetic poles, axial length of both the middle and end radially-magnetized PMs, etc., are optimized to improve both the force capability and power density. Compared with the conventional PMLMs, the proposed machine features high mass and volume power density, and has the advantages of simple control and low converter cost. The proposed machine topology is applicable to tubular PMLMs with any phases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number056629
JournalAIP Advances
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2017
Externally publishedYes

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