High Efficiency PMSM with High Slot Fill Factor Coil for Heavy-Duty EV Traction Considering AC Resistance

Jun Woo Chin, Kyoung Soo Cha, Min Ro Park, Soo Hwan Park, Eui Chun Lee, Myung Seop Lim

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Abstract

Electric vehicle (EV) systems require a high energy-efficiency traction motor so that the motors for EV traction should achieve high efficiency and power density. Hence, a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) for EV traction using a maximum slot occupation (MSO) coil has been investigated in this study. By applying the MSO coil, high torque density was achieved, but an additional loss, which decreases the efficiency, was incurred through alternating current (AC) resistance. To reduce the AC resistance of the MSO coil, the following process was performed: First, by investigation using the analytical method, pole/slot numbers, current density and number of parallel circuits affecting the frequency, the shape and number of conductors were chosen as important variables. Resistances of the MSO coil with a stator core were analyzed according to the chosen variables above. From the results, MSO coil applied PMSM with proper pole/slot numbers, current density, and parallel circuits was determined to improve the efficiencies at the base and maximum speeds. To accurately estimate the efficiency of the determined model, loss evaluation methods were explained. Subsequently, the determined MSO coil applied model was compared with the conventional model having round wires, and the improvements were verified by load testing.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9246691
Pages (from-to)883-894
Number of pages12
JournalIEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
Volume36
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

Keywords

  • AC resistance
  • current density
  • efficiency
  • EV traction
  • fill factor
  • loss
  • maximum slot occupation (MSO) coil
  • parallel circuit
  • PMSM
  • pole/slot number

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