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Abstract

A main challenge in designing line-start permanent magnet synchronous motors is synchronization analysis and determination. The transient time-step nite element simulations are often required in the design process, which is computationally expensive. An attractive alternative is to use an analytical synchronization model, which is time ecient and thus viable to be included in an optimization procedure. In this paper, two variants of the energy-based analytical synchronization model are proposed. Their viability and performance are compared with those of the existing analytical method and validated by transient nite element simulations. It is shown that the proposed methods have a better resolution and accuracy in determining the synchronization status of line-start permanent magnet motors.

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Dr. Abdoulkadri Chama

Dr. Albert J. Sorgdrager

Prof. Rong-Jie Wang