An integrated traction drive with a high speed surface permanent magnet external rotor motor for electric vehicles

Vandana Rallabandi, Mostak Mohammad, Himel Barua, Shajjad Chowdhury, Burak Ozpineci, Jon Wilkins, Lianshan Lin, Bidzina Kekelia, J. Emily Cousineau

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Abstract

This work presents the detailed design of an outer rotor motor and integrated drive for passenger electric vehicles. The motor uses non-heavy rare earth permanent magnets and operates at a top speed of 20,000rpm. In-slot ceramic heat exchangers are utilized for the cooling of the windings. The external rotor configuration of the motor leaves a significant amount of space in the stator bore, which is leveraged for the integration of the power electronics. A high speed external rotor motor creates a number of mechanical, thermal and assembly challenges and this work presents detailed thermal, mechanical and rotordynamics analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4140-4146
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9798350316445
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2023 - Nashville, United States
Duration: Oct 29 2023Nov 2 2023

Publication series

Name2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNashville
Period10/29/2311/2/23

Funding

This material is based on work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Office under contract number DE-AC05-00OR22725. The authors would like to thank the U.S. Department of Energy’s Susan Rogers and National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Sreekant Narumanchi for their guidance and support. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle LLC under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The US government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the US government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for US government purposes. DOE will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan)

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Wind Energy Technologies OfficeDE-AC05-00OR22725
UT-Battelle

    Keywords

    • external rotor
    • permanent magnet motor
    • rotor-dynamics

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