Axial Flux Permanent Magnet

Brushless Machines
Acceleration of gravity, m/s2 g 9.81 :=
Length of the shaft, m L 0.6 :=
Location of the driven wheel from the left end of shaft, m a
2
0.35 :=
Location of the rotor from the left end of shaft, m a
1
0.2 :=
Width of the driven wheel, m w
2
0.1 :=
Width of the disk rotor, m w
1
0.01 :=
Outer diameter of the shaft, m D
sh
0.0245 :=
Outer diameter of the driven wheel, m D
2
0.15 :=
Outer diameter of the rotor, m D
1
0.3 :=
Specific mass density of shaft, kg
sh
7700 :=
Specific mass density of the driven wheel, kg/m3
2
7650 :=
Mean specific mass density of the rotor (steel disk, PMs), kg/m
3

1
7600 :=
Modulus of elasticity of the shaft, Pa E
sh
210 10
9
:=
Modulus of elesticity of the driven wheel, Pa E
2
200 10
9
:=
Modulus of elesticity of the rotor (steel disc and PMs), Pa E
1
200 10
9
:=
Numerical Example 1.1.
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Axial Flux Permanent Magnet
Brushless Machines
a
sh
0.3 =
a
sh
0.5 L :=
Mid point of the shaft, m
I
2
2.485 10
5
=
I
2
D
2
4

64
:=
Area moment of inertia of the driven wheel, m
4
I
1
3.976 10
4
=
I
1
D
1
4

64
:=
Area moment of inertia of the rotor, m
4
I
sh
1.769 10
8
= I
sh
D
sh
4

64
:=
Area moment of inertia of the shaft, m
4
m
2
13.519 =
m
2

2
D
2
2

4
w
2
:=
Mass of driven wheel, kg
m
1
5.372 = m
1

1
D
1
2

4
w
1
:=
Mass of rotor, kg
m
sh
2.178 = m
sh

sh
D
sh
2

4
L :=
Mass of shaft, kg
Calculations
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Axial Flux Permanent Magnet
Brushless Machines

sh
615.6 =
sh
2 n
sh
:=
Critical angular speed of the shaft, rad/s
60n
2
88780 =
n
2
1479.67 = n
2
1
2
g

2
:=
Critical speed of the driven wheel, 1/s
60 n
1
616150.9 =
n
1
10269.18 = n
1
1
2
g

1
:=
Critical speed of the rotor, 1/s
60 n
sh
5878.41 =
n
sh
97.974 = n
sh
1
2
g

sh
:=
Critical speed of the shaft, 1/s

2
1.135 10
7
=
2
m
2
g a
2
2
L a
2

( )
2

3 E
2
I
2
L
:=
Static deflection of the shaft at position of driven wheel due to driven wheel only, m

1
2.356 10
9
=
1
m
1
g a
1
2
L a
1

( )
2

3 E
1
I
1
L
:=
Static deflection of the shaft at position of rotor due to rotor only, m

sh
2.59 10
5
=
sh
m
sh
g a
sh
2
L a
sh

( )
2

3 E
sh
I
sh
L
:=
Static deflection of the shaft due to shaft only, m
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Axial Flux Permanent Magnet
Brushless Machines
The results aacording to Dunkerley and Rayleigh are similar.
60n
cr
5958.15 =
n
cr
99.303 =
n
cr
1
2
g m
sh

sh
m
1

1
+ m
2

2
+
( )

m
sh

sh
2
m
1

1
2
+ m
2

2
2
+
:=
Critical speed of rotation of the system according to Rayileigh's method
60n
cr
5865.3 =
n
cr
97.76 = n
cr

cr
2
:=
Critical speed of rotation of the system according tp Dunkerley equation, 1/s

cr
614.21 =

cr
1
x
:=
Critical angular speed of rotation of the system according tp Dunkerley equation, rad/s
x 2.651 10
6
=
x
1

sh
2
1

1
2
+
1

2
2
+ :=
According to Dunkerley equation

2
9297 =
2
2 n
2
:=
Critical angular speed of the driven wheel, rad/s

1
64523.2 =
1
2 n
1
:=
Critical angular speed of the rotor, rad/s
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