Hybrid Analytical Model of Permanent Magnet Linear Motor Considering Iron Saturation and End Effect

This paper proposed a hybrid analytical model for predicting the magnetic field distribution of slotted surface-mounted permanent magnet linear motor considering both iron saturation and end effect. In the proposed model, the segmented conformal mapping is developed to reduce the computation time while keeping same accuracy, especially when the end effect significantly affects the motor performance. Then, with the help of the magnetic circuit model in the primary and secondary iron, the magnetic potential drop of iron is obtained from the iterative calculation. The equivalent saturation current is introduced to represent the iron saturation and finally the performance of permanent magnet linear motor can be obtained considering both iron saturation and end effect. The proposed model expands the scope of the analytical models for the analysis of linear motors. The finite element analysis and experimental validation are carried out to show the effectiveness of the proposed model.