Control of Transverse Flux Linear Motor to the linear and curve section by using low-cost position sensors

In this paper, the mathematical model of 2-phase permanent magnet-type transverse flux linear motor (2-phase PM-type TFLM) is acquired by including the static electromagnetic analysis of the motor and the several experimental data of the steady state. In addition, the new position detection algorithm of 2-phase PM-type TFLM is developed, and applied to linear and curve section by using low- cost position sensor not only in the linear but also curve section. Then the usefulness of the proposed algorithm is verified through the computer simulation and the several experimentations.