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Rotor
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PM
Rotor
iron
Empty
coil
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WB supports only
magnetostatic analyses.
Transient analyses,
especially those including
motion effects, will require
command objects.
Rigid body rotation or
translational motion can
be simulated with an
undocumented (even in
the traditional ANSYS
environment)
e
o e t) set o
of
commands (ARMINT
feature).
Insertion of command
objects that set up motion
effects is largely
automated with a special
wizard (supplied courtesy
of CADFEM).
Ladder mesh
requirement will be
necessary to use ARMINT
feature.
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Mesh normal to
direction of
motion
ti mustt
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Start
W
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IMPORTANT!
O
Next, set Export Coordinate
System? to Yes
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Convenient option
for manipulating
viewing direction
X direction points
radially outward
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For the Periodic Low surfaces, choose the rotor side periodic
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2)
3)
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RMB in
graphics area
RMB
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Double click
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Choose these 2
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Mesh in direction
of motion need
not match
G
Generate
the
h mesh
h
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Enter
E
t St
Step End
E d Time
Ti = 1
second, click Change
Analysis Settings and Insert
Command Objects
Objects
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1) surface_fine
2) surface_coarse
3) rotor_elem
Note the
N
h command
d
objects created by
the wizard:
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2) Transient1
3) Transient2
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Recall we want to
calculate eddy currents in
the permanent magnet
Must add Neodymium PM
material to list of materials
included in project
Must modify Neodymium
PM material to include
electric resistivity
Must assign the modified
Neodymium PM material
to the PM body
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Engineering
E
i
i
Data contains
materials
available in your
model
The only
y2
material
properties
currently
available in
Engineering Data
are Air and
St
Structural
t
l Steel
St l
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Scroll
S
ll down
d
to
t
Magnetic B-H
Curves
Scroll down to
Neodymium PM
Note only two material
properties for
Neodymium PM are
defined (Coercive Force
and Residual Induction)
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add to
g
g Data
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Click on
Engineering Data
Note that
Neodymium
Neodymium PM
PM
has been added
to the contents of
Engineering
g
g Data;;
it is now available
in your model
We still need to add
electrical conductivity
to the PM material so
we can calculate
l l t
induced eddy currents
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Isotropic Resistivity
appears, enter 1.8e-7 -m
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Pick PM face
RMB to produce
drop-down
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drop-down
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drop down
drop-down
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drop-down
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Use Ctrl
Ctrl-LMB
LMB to select all the faces at one
end and insert a request for the Total
Magnetic Flux Density at these surfaces
RMB to produce
drop-down
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Click here to
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Inspect the PM
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Grid
aligned
Variable length
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vectors after
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Inserting User
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Expressions
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complete)
l t )
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Next, choose
the PM body
Click on All
Bodies
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Then click
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p
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stator teeth
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