Influence of pole number on the characteristics of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM)

Abstract

This paper present the influence of pole number on the characteristics of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). This study is devoted to construct three different motors with varying pole numbers and investigating its effect on the characteristics of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). It is a study on an influence of pole numbers on electromagnetic and thermal characteristics of the PMSMs all while maintaining the same motor dimensions, parameters and slot number. The study is conducted to analyse the best slot-pole combination for a given dimension to determine if pole numbers have a role in the motor performance. The analysis for these permanent magnet motors is done via finite element analysis (FEA) in which JMAG Designer software is used. The software is used to analyse the motor performance in terms of cogging torque, speed, power, iron loss, copper loss as well as the efficiency of the motor itself. All three motors were simulated in no load and load condition.