Optimization of electric motor for a solar airplane application
This paper presents a method to model and optimize brushless dc motor for a solar airplane. In order to obtain the optimal solution for the given specifications, all free parameters are analyzed globally in one go. For this, the commercial optimization software Pro@Design is used. The method is fully analytical and deterministic. The actual multiphysic model comprises electromagnetic, thermal, and propeller models. Different results of the design of solar airplane motor using this method are presented
Motor comparison for circulation pumps
In order to develop the new generation of motor pump (water) for heating or for cooling applications, a structural motor study was made to determine the best motor corresponding to the specifications. Stator structures, winding, supplying mode, pole number, etc. are the parameters of this study. To analyse them, several software packages were developed in order to design each solution as best as possible. This paper first describes the differences between the choice of the motor based on the phase number and the supply (uni or bi-directional). Secondly, the influence and the choice of the back-EMF shape versus supplying mode is analysed. Finally, the motor design comparison is presented showing the advantages and disadvantages of each solution
Effects of reservoir volume on performance of pulse tube cooler.
A pulse tube cooler has the advantages of long-life and low-vibration over conventional cryocoolers such as G-M and Stirling coolers because of the absence of moving parts at low temperature. On the other hand, the combination of a reservoir and orifice is indispensable to optimize the performance of pulse tube coolers. In order to make the pulse tube cooler compact for practical applications, the volume of reservoir should be minimized. This paper analyzes the effects of the reservoir volume on the thermodynamic performance of various components in a simple orifice and a double-inlet pulse tube cooler by combining a linearized model with a thermodynamic analysis. Expressions of entropy production for those components are presented. The results show that the reservoir volume has a significant influence on the entropy production in the various components when the reservoir to pulse tube volume ratio is smaller than about 5. The ratio is important to determine the minimum reservoir volume for a pulse tube cooler. Optimum settings for a double-inlet pulse tube cooler are also discussed.