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INDEX
1

Basic of Analysis

Induction Motor Analysis by RMxprt

Maxwell 2D Design from RMxprt

Useful Analysis Method for Induction Motor

Locked Rotor Simulation

D i
Design
S
Sweep with
ith Transient
T
i t Solver.
S l

S
Specification
of 3ph
3
Induction Motor

S
Specification
of 3ph
3
Induction Motor

Rotor Dimension

Stator Dimension

RMxprt V.12
2
1. Open Maxwell Ver.12

2 Insert RMxprt Design

2.

2
3

Machine Type
1

1. Select Machine type as

Three Phase Induction Motor

2. File > Save as > IM_analysis1.mxwl

Machine Type
3. Change RMxprt Design Name form RMxprtDesign1
to 1_Original

Parameter : Machine

* IEEE Standard for stray loss Assumption

1) 1~125 Hp

: 1.8% of rated output power

2) 126~500 Hp

: 1.5%

3) 501~2499 Hp

: 1.2%
8

Parameter : Stator

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Material setup for S18

S 8

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Material setup for S18

S 8
1
2

3
4
5!

Coreloss Calculation by 5
5
or Input Factors Directly

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Material setup for S18

S 8
Posco (S18) Corel oss

Posco (S18) BH
BH

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Material setup for S18

S 8
1. H-B

2. tab

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Material setup for S18

S 8
1

2
3
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Material setup for S18

S 8
1

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P
Parameter
: Sl
Slot

Stator Dimension

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Parameter : Winding

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Parameter : Winding
Coils Connection

Whole-coil winding

half-coil winding
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Parameter : Winding

Adjustment of Winding Resistance

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Parameter : Rotor

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Parameter : Slot
S
& Winding

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Parameter : Slot
S
& Winding

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Parameter : Vent & Shaft

S

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Parameter : Vent & Shaft

S

shaft

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Analysis Setup
S

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Run simulation and view results

1

Analyze all

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Run simulation and view results

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Run simulation and view results

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Run simulation and view results

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Run simulation and view results

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Run simulation and view results

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Run simulation and view results

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Run simulation and view results

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Run simulation and view results

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C
Create
t a Variable-Voltage
V i bl V lt
Variable-Frequency
V i bl F
Design
D i
1. Copy the design 1_Original and paste into the project, change the new design
name to 2_VVVF_Design.

3
2

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Create a Variable-Voltage
Variable Voltage Variable
Variable-Frequency
Frequency Design
2. Assign VoltSweep and FreqSweep to Rated Voltage and Frequency respectively.

4
2

3
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Create a Variable-Voltage
Variable Voltage Variable
Variable-Frequency
Frequency Design
3. Create a Parametric Sweep.

2
3

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Create a Variable-Voltage
Variable Voltage Variable
Variable-Frequency
Frequency Design
4. Run Parametric Sweep

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Create a Variable-Voltage
Variable Voltage Variable
Variable-Frequency
Frequency Design
5. view results : torque vs. speed.

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Create a Variable-Voltage
Variable Voltage Variable
Variable-Frequency
Frequency Design
4. Run Parametric Sweep and view results : torque vs. speed.

4
5

6
7

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C
Create
t a Variable-Voltage
V i bl V lt
Variable-Frequency
V i bl F
Design
D i
5. View results : efficiency vs. speed.

2
1

3
4

5
6
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INDEX
1

Basic of Analysis

Induction Motor Analysis by RMxprt

Maxwell 2D Design from RMxprt

Useful Analysis Method for Induction Motor

Locked Rotor Simulation

D i
Design
S
Sweep with
ith Transient
T
i t Solver.
S l

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
1. Create Maxwell Design.
2. Change the new Maxwell 2D design name to
3_Nominal

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt

Motion Setup
Boundaries

Geometry

Excitations
Mesh Operations

Materials

Solve Setup
Result Plots

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Modification 1

Around value

Time step = 60/1800 *1/2* 5/360 = 0.000231481

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Modification 3

Select ALL Bars

To consider eddy effect on rotor bars.

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Modification 3

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Modification 4
Select Stator & Rotor core

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
1 Run Simulation~
A l
Analyze
all
ll
1. View results : Output Torque vs. Time
Phase Currents vs. Time

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
2. Review other Quick Reports
p

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
View results : Position vs. Time

3
Double
click

1
2

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
View results : Position vs. Time

4
Position change of each

simulation time step

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Calculation of Efficiency
1.
..
Results Torque, Current, Speed, LossLoss-Core Loss, Solid Loss, Stranded Loss

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Calculation of Efficiency
2. 1
Winding Currents

Ansoft LLC

Winding Currents

Ansoft LLC

3_nominal

Mouse right button click!!

50.00

3_nominal

250.00
Curve Info
Current(PhaseA)
Setup1 : Transient

Current(PhaseB)
Setup1 : Transient

200.00

Current(PhaseC)
Setup1 : Transient

40.00

150.00

Curve Info
Current(PhaseA)
Setup1 : Transient
Current(PhaseB)
Setup1 : Transient
Current(PhaseC)
Setup1 : Transient

30.00

100.00

Y1 [A]

50.00

20.00
0.00

Y1 [A]

-50.00

-100.00

10.00

0.00

-150.00

-200.00
0.00

50.00

100.00
Time [ms]

150.00

200.00

-10.00

-20.00

-30.00

180.00

185.00

190.00
Time [ms]

195.00

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Calculation of Efficiency
3. RMS
RMS

(( RMS
RMS
))
Mouse right button click!!

1
2

3
5

6
Current(RMS)

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Calculation of Efficiency
3. RMS
RMS

((
,,
,,
))

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Calculation of Efficiency
4.
Maxwell calculates air gap power, not the output power
Average airgap power is calculated by taking the average torque in Nm multiplied by the speed in rad/sec

Pout = Pairgap Pcore P friction Pstray

Pin = Pairgap + Pcopper

Efficiency =

Pout
Pin

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Calculation of Efficiency
4.

Pairgap

rpm
= 2
Torque
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Pcopper = Primary
i
copper Loss + Power Loss
= Stranded Loss + Solid Loss

Here, we need to assume that frictional loss and stray load loss

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Mesh Results
1. Plot mesh : CTRL+A to select all objects > right mouse click > Plot Mesh
2. Menu bar : View > Grid Setting > turn off Grid Visible
3 Menu bar : View > Coordinate System > Hide
3.

2
3

1
Double click
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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Fields Results
1. Plot mesh : CTRL+A to select all objects > right mouse click > Fields > A > Flux_Lines
2. Menu bar : View > Render > Wire Frame

1
Double click

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Fields Results
1 Pl
1.
Plott mesh
h : CTRL
CTRL+A
A tto select
l t all
ll objects
bj t > right
i ht mouse click
li k > Fi
Fields
ld > B > M
Mag_B
B

1
Double click

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C
Create
a Maxwell 2D
2 Design from RMxprt
Animation of Fields

GIF, AVI Format

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INDEX
1

Basic of Analysis

Induction Motor Analysis by RMxprt

Maxwell 2D Design from RMxprt

Useful Analysis Method for Induction Motor

Locked Rotor Simulation

D i
Design
S
Sweep with
ith Transient
T
i t Solver.
S l

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Useful Analysis Method

1. Copy the design 3_Nominal and paste into the project, change the new design
name to 4_Nominal_Useful.

Setup Force Calculation

1. Select Object Bar > right mouse click > Assign Parameters > Force
( Force can not be calculated in Transient solver with Maxwell v.11)

3
2

1
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Useful Analysis Method

Create Output Variables for Stator Tooth and Stator Yoke Flux Densities
1. Draw two lines called Stator_Tooth and Stator_Yoke

2 Click on menu item Maxwell 2D > Field > Calculator

2.

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Useful Analysis Method

Create Output Variables for Stator Tooth and Stator Yoke Flux Densities
3. Quantity > B,
Mag,
Geometry
y > Line > S
Stator_Tooth,,
Integration,
Number > 0.11 (stack length in meters)
* (multiplication)
Add > Name : Stator_Tooth_Flux
4. Quantity > B,
Mag,
Geometry > Line > Stator_Yoke,
Integration,
Number > 0.11 (stack length in meters)
* (multiplication)
Add > Name : S
Stator_Yoke_Flux

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Useful Analysis Method

Multi--Frequency Core Loss
Multi
1 S
1.
Select
l tb
both
th R
Rotor
t and
d St
Stator,
t
click
li k on material
t i l S18
S18_SF0.950
SF 95 b
button
tt
iin th
the P
Property
t Wi
Window.
d
2. Click on Clone Material(s), change material name and Electrical Steel as Core Loss Type.

1
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Useful Analysis Method

Multi--Frequency Core Loss
Multi

3
5

4
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Useful Analysis Method

Multi--Frequency Core Loss
Multi
50Hz

100Hz

200Hz

400Hz

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Useful Analysis Method

Multi--Frequency Core Loss
Multi

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Useful Analysis Method

Run Simulation
Analyze all

Flux of Tooth and Yoke

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Useful Analysis Method

XY Plot 1

Ansoft LLC

4_nominal_useful

0.0035
Curve Info

Stator_Tooth_Flux
Setup1 : Transient

Stator_Yoke_Flux
Setup1 : Transient

0.0030

0.0025

Y1

0.0020

0.0015

0.0010

0.0005

0.0000
50.00

100.00

150.00

200.00

Time [ms]

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Useful Analysis Method

Create Force vs. Position Plot

2
1

Time -> Moving1.position

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Useful Analysis Method

Create Force vs. Position Plot

75

Useful Analysis Method

Create Core Loss vs. Time Plot

2
1
3

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INDEX
1

Basic of Analysis

Induction Motor Analysis by RMxprt

Maxwell 2D Design from RMxprt

Useful Analysis Method for Induction Motor

Locked Rotor Simulation

D i
Design
S
Sweep with
ith Transient
T
i t Solver.
S l

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Locked Rotor Simulation

S
1. Copy the design 4_Nominal_Useful and paste into the project, change the new design
name to 5
5_LockedRotor
LockedRotor.

MotionSetup1 > Change Initial Position and Angular Velocity

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Locked Rotor Simulation

S
Run Simulation & View the Results

Locked rotor torque

q

coreloss

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Locked Rotor Simulation

S
Run Simulation & View the Results

currents
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INDEX
1

Basic of Analysis

Induction Motor Analysis by RMxprt

Maxwell 2D Design from RMxprt

Useful Analysis Method for Induction Motor

Locked Rotor Simulation

D i
Design
S
Sweep with
ith Transient
T
i t Solver.
S l

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Design Sweep
S
1. Copy the design 4_Nominal_Useful and paste into the project, change the new design
name to 6
6_DesignSweep
DesignSweep.

3
1
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Design Sweep
S
Model Depth

2
110mm*LengthFactor

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Design Sweep
S
Resistance of Phase A

R i t
Resistance
off Ph
Phase B & Ph
Phase C
: the same

84

Design Sweep
S
Stator Inner Diameter for Sweep variable

3
1
2

85

Design Sweep
S
Voltage Magnitude for Sweep variable

2
Voltage magnitude of Phase B & Phase C : the same

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Design Sweep
S
Parametric analysis set up

1
2
3

3
4

Volt_mag :
300,315,15
Stator_ID : 140,141,1
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Design Sweep
S
Parametric Analysis

88

Design Sweep
S
View the Results

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Design Sweep
S

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Skew Analysis

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End Winding Analysis

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Tip. Parametric Analysis using RMxpt

3
1

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Tip. Parametric Analysis using RMxpt

5

3
2

7
8

9
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Tip. Parametric Analysis using RMxpt

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Tip. with
3

2
Input RMxpt FEA result

Input Load Torque (negative value)

B 2 = Friction Loss
= (
[rps]

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