摘要 |
<p>A permanent magnet machine (10) includes a stator (12) having a stator core (18), a plurality of stator teeth (20) and plurality of stator windings (24) coupled to the stator core. The stator is configured to generate a stator magnetic rotating field when the stator windings are excited with an electric current. The stator magnetic rotating field includes both synchronous sub-harmonic and super-harmonic components. The permanent magnet machine also includes a rotor (14) that is disposed within the stator (12). The rotor includes a rotor core (26) and a plurality of rotor magnets (32) that are coupled to the rotor core. The rotor magnets are further configured to have a predefined orientation profile such that when the stator windings are excited with an electric current, sub-harmonic and super-harmonic magnetic rotating fields are generated in the rotor magnetic field. The stator sub-harmonic and super-harmonic magnetic rotating fields interact with the rotor sub-harmonic and super-harmonic magnetic rotating fields and produce an aiding torque on in the permanent magnet machine.</p> |