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Genetic optimisation of radial eddy current couplings

Genetic optimisation of radial eddy current couplings Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to obtain a fully analytical model of an eddy current coupler and to use it in a multi‐objective optimisation algorithm. Design/methodology/approach – Analytical expressions of device performances are adopted in the objective function and are obtained from a closed solution of the field problem. The optimisation has been carried out by considering both the torque and the momentum of inertia of the object. Two different structures have been considered. Findings – A fully analytical expression of the torque has been obtained for two different geometrical configurations. The optimisation procedure has been used to compare these structures and it is possible to observe that the DSPM performances are better than the SSPM ones. Research limitations/implications – To obtain a closed form of the torque function, the non‐linearities of the iron have been neglected. Nevertheless, in the optimisation procedure has been limited the magnetic flux density in the iron core to a feasible value in the linear part of the ferromagnetic characteristic. The thermal effects have been neglected. Pratical implications – In the industry, eddy current couplers can be used as transmission, dampers and brakes. The use of objective functions (OFs) in a closed formulation allows to perform a light optimisation from the point of view of the time computation and to drastically increase the development efficiency. Originality/value – In this paper, a model for computing the electromagnetic behaviour of eddy current couplers is presented. The optimisation of both the torque and the inertia momentum allows to obtain good static and dynamic performances. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Emerald Publishing

Genetic optimisation of radial eddy current couplings

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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to obtain a fully analytical model of an eddy current coupler and to use it in a multi‐objective optimisation algorithm. Design/methodology/approach – Analytical expressions of device performances are adopted in the objective function and are obtained from a closed solution of the field problem. The optimisation has been carried out by considering both the torque and the momentum of inertia of the object. Two different structures have been considered. Findings – A fully analytical expression of the torque has been obtained for two different geometrical configurations. The optimisation procedure has been used to compare these structures and it is possible to observe that the DSPM performances are better than the SSPM ones. Research limitations/implications – To obtain a closed form of the torque function, the non‐linearities of the iron have been neglected. Nevertheless, in the optimisation procedure has been limited the magnetic flux density in the iron core to a feasible value in the linear part of the ferromagnetic characteristic. The thermal effects have been neglected. Pratical implications – In the industry, eddy current couplers can be used as transmission, dampers and brakes. The use of objective functions (OFs) in a closed formulation allows to perform a light optimisation from the point of view of the time computation and to drastically increase the development efficiency. Originality/value – In this paper, a model for computing the electromagnetic behaviour of eddy current couplers is presented. The optimisation of both the torque and the inertia momentum allows to obtain good static and dynamic performances.

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COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering – Emerald Publishing

Published: Sep 1, 2005

Keywords: Eddy currents; Optimization techniques

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