Slot opening displacement technique for cogging torque reduction of axial flux brushless DC motor for electric two-wheeler application

• Date: 2023
• Main Author: Patel, A. N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" and Аnatolii Pidhornyi Institute of Power Machines and Systems of NAS of Ukraine 2023
• Subjects: axial flux brushless DC motor; cogging torque; slot opening displacement; design improvement; finite element analysis
• Online Access: http://eie.khpi.edu.ua/article/view/255200
• Journal Title: Electrical Engineering & Electromechanics

Introduction. Reduction of cogging torque is the crucial design consideration of axial flux brushless DC (BLDC) motor, particularly for low-speed applications. Aim. The slot opening displacement technique is presented in this article to reduce cogging torque in axial flux BLDC motors suitable for el...