1488 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS, VOL. 39, NO. 3, MAY 2003
Analysis of Irreversible Magnet Demagnetization
in Line-Start Motors Based on the
Finite-Element Method
Gyu-Hong Kang, Member, IEEE, Jin Hur, Member, IEEE, Hyuk Nam, Member, IEEE, Jung-Pyo Hong, Member, IEEE,
and Gyu-Tak Kim, Member, IEEE
Abstract—This paper deals with the analysis for the irreversible
demagnetization characteristics of a ferrite-type permanent
magnet in the line-start motor using the two-dimensional fi-
nite-element method (2-D FEM). The demagnetizing currents are
calculated from the transient analysis in the combination voltage
equation with mechanical dynamic equation, and peak currents
are applied to the irreversible demagnetization analysis computed
by 2-D FEM. The nonlinear characteristic of the magnetic core
is considered as well as that of a permanent magnet on the B-H
curve in the analysis of irreversible demagnetization.
Index Terms—Irreversible demagnetization analysis, line-start
motor, nonlinear characteristics, transient analysis.
I. INTRODUCTION
P
ERMANENT magnet synchronous motors are required for
additional driving systems for starting and operating. On
the other hand, the single-phase line-start permanent magnet
synchronous motor (LSPM) dose not needadriving system such
as an inverter, because of the asynchronous starting torque by
means of conductor bars in the rotor. The motor has an advan-
tage such as high efficiency and low cost. Therefore, this motor
is widely used in household appliances [1], [2].
The starting torque is generated by the electromagnetic (EM)
induction phenomenon at the rotor conductor bars, and the
instantaneous currents at a starting or locked rotor can cause
severe demagnetizing in the permanent magnet. In particular,
since a ferrite-type magnet has an irreversible demagnetization
point, i.e., knee point on the demagnetization curve, the demag-
netizing field can cause deterioration of motor performance
as well as irreversible demagnetization [3], [4]. Therefore, the
demagnetization of the permanent magnet should be considered
in the design of the rotor shape of the single-phase LSPM.
This paper presents the analysis method of the transient and
demagnetization phenomena of a single-phase LSPM taken fer-
rite-type permanent magnet. The external demagnetizing field,
which is calculated from the transient analysis by the combina-
Manuscript received June 18, 2002. This work was supported by the Korea
Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Machine Tool Re-
search Center at Changwon National University.
G.-H. Kang, H. Nam, J.-P. Hong, and G.-T. Kim are with
the Department of Electrical Engineering, Changwon National
University, Changwon, Gyeongnam, 641-773, Korea (e-mail :
ghkang@hipem.com; haeggee@korea.com; jphong@sarim.changwon.ac.kr;
gtkim@sarim.changwon.ac.kr).
J. Hur is with Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Kyunggi-Do, 420-140,
Korea (e-mail : jinhur@keti.re.kr).
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TMAG.2003.810330
Fig. 1. Structure of the single-phase LSPM.
Fig. 2. Equivalent circuit of the single-phase LSPM.
tion of the voltage equation and the mechanical dynamic equa-
tion, is applied to the irreversible demagnetization analysis in
two-dimensional finite-element method (2-D FEM). For irre-
versible demagnetization analysis, the nonlinear characteristic
of the magnetic core is considered as well as that of a perma-
nent magnet on each B-H curve. Finally, the design of the rotor
shape to avoid irreversible demagnetization is accomplished by
the investigation of the motor characteristics according to the
regional demagnetization of the permanent magnet.
II. A
NALYSIS METHOD
A. Analysis Model of the Single-Phase LSPM
Fig. 1 shows the analysis model, which consists of main and
auxiliary windings in the stator. In the rotor, there are several
segment-type permanent magnets and conductor bars to pro-
duce the starting torque. The single-phase LSPM in this paper
uses a ferrite magnet. The equivalent circuit of a single-phase
LSPM is shown in Fig. 2. The starting capacitance
, run-
ning capacitance
, and positive temperature coefficient (PTC)
are connected to the auxiliary winding to increase the starting
torque and power factor.
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