Study of the Adoption of Different Bonded Magnets in Assisted Reluctance Machines

The possibility of using permanent magnets in assisted reluctance machine has been studied. The adoption of bonded magnets seems a very promising solution for such machine typology. In this context, different types of bonded magnets have been analyzed and compared taking into account several parameters, such as the torque and the power factor, and considering as reference case the Synchronous Reluctance Machine. Also, the comparison with traditional permanent magnets has been performed. The magnetic properties obtained from magnetic characterization have been reported and compared. Furthermore, the simulation results have been used to get a wide and detailed evaluation to choose the better solutions.