Output power improvement of a vernier motor using field winding configuration

Abstract

In this paper, a field winding vernier (FWV) machine is proposed to get higher back electromotive force (EMF) than surface permanent magnet vernier (SPMV) machine. First, the magneto motive force (MMF) equation of FWV machine is derived to obtain the requisite field current to produce the same back EMF as SPMV machine. Using the derived equation, the surface current density is also estimated and compared with the maximum allowable current density to examine the possibility of improving the back EMF of the FWV machine and find the slot-pole combination that is advantageous for the FWV structure. Using the obtained information, three models of SPMV and FWV machines are designed, finite element analysis are performed, and it is verified that proposed FWV machine has the capability of producing higher back EMF than SPMV machine.