Semi-Analytical Calculation of No-Load Radial and Tangential Electromagnetic Force Waves of a Non-Salient Pole Synchronous Generator

Abstract

For a marine electrical machine, its high power density and large electromagnetic (EM) load tend to bring high saturation to the magnetic circuit. When the non-linearity of ferromagnetic material is not taken into consideration, large errors will appear in the calculation of air-gap flux density and EM force wave. Considering the radial and tangential EM force waves that cause the stator core to vibrate and deform are the primary sources of EM vibration of a non-salient pole synchronous generator (NSPSG), this paper introduces a semi-analytical method of calculating the radial and tangential EM force waves, with the non-linearity of ferromagnetic material taken into account. The method includes the distributed magnetic circuit method (DMCM), the separation variable method (SVM) and the complex variable conformal transformation method (CVCTM). First of all, the radial air-gap flux density is obtained by using the DMCM to calculate the no-load magnetic circuit of the NSPSG and dealing with the non-linearity of ferromagnetic material by <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">B-H</i> curve. Then, the tangential air-gap flux density is calculated by the SVM and the complex relative air-gap permeance is calculated by the CVCTM to determine the effect of slotting. Finally, the radial and tangential EM force waves are obtained by Maxwell stress tensor method. The proposed semi-analytical method is verified through measuring vibration acceleration of the NSPSG.