Analysis and Simulation of Single-Phase and Two-Phase Axial Flux Brushless Dc Motor

摘要

The objective of the paper is to analyze and compare the performances of the axial flux permanent magnet brushless dc (AFPM BLDC) motor with single-phase winding and two-phase winding. To study the motor operation, a mathematical dynamic model has been proposed for each of the motor with different winding, which became the basis for simulations that were performed using MATLAB/SIMULINK software package. The calculation results show that the two-phase motor version develops more smooth torque and reaches higher efficiency than the single-phase version. However the advantage of using a single-phase version is simpler and cheaper converter which the motor is supplied from. This implicates of using this type of motor for fans and pumps where torque ripple is not the subject, while the two-phase motor can be applied where more smooth torque is required. Both motors are supplied from inverter whose structure depends on the type of winding. Since there were voltage type inverters, the switching angle of transistors had significance on the motor performance. This influence was studied for both motors.