Electric Machine Design Workshop for Aerospace Applications
Join Jim Hendershot, renowned electric motor expert, for a three day workshop on machine design for aerospace applications. The focus will be on tips and useful techniques for approaching your next aerospace related motor project. An ideal event for suppliers to the industry as well.
Topics covered will include
Design, selection, thermal sizing & simulation of electric machines for electro & electro-hydraulic actuator and power generation on military and commercial aircraft.
Study and comparison of design issues of 400 Hz AC servos, switched reluctance motors & generators, reluctance synchronous machines, brushless PM (or AC-PM synchronous) motors & generators and AC induction machines.
Summary of motor design for rotary & linear electric actuators including flight control surfaces
Summary of generator design for aircraft generators and APUs including thermal discussion.
Hands-on design example choice of either PM brushless motor for a flight control surface actuator or thermal analysis of aircraft PM generator.
Detailed discussions of typical design criteria including
- Magnetic material selection for active magnetic components based upon performance requirements and operating environments
- Selection of number of poles and stator slots
- Magnetic core design procedure including lamination design
- Rotor design using magnets or copper conductors including high-speed rotor retention
- Machine loss analysis to identify and source, thermal diffusion path reduction techniques
- Cooling or heat extraction study with thermal analysis & temperature rise predictions
