Design and Analysis of an Axial Gap Flux Coreless Resonant Motor

In this paper, we propose a coreless axial gap flux resonant induction motor that utilizes properties of magnetic resonant coupling. The stator and rotor cores of the motor are made with reinforced plastic fiber. Preliminary attempts to study the characteristics of the motor is achieved using an equivalent analysis model through a complete 3-D finite element analysis (FEA). The analysis model has four sets of rectangular-shaped coils, and uniform current density is considered in these rectangular-shaped coils. Evaluations are conducted, and design considerations for these categories of motors are established in this paper. The configuration of the machine constitutes a new domain with largely unstudied potential. Furthermore, the lightweight advantage of these machines makes them a potential candidate for very lightweight applications.