AXIAL FIELD ELECTRICAL

MACHINES
 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

CLASSIFICATION OF AXIAL FIELD MACHINES

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AXIAL FIELD AND RADIAL

FIELD MACHINES

MAIN CONFIGURATION OF AXIAL FIELD

MACHINES

APPLICATIONS OF AXIAL FIELD MACHINES

 INTRODUCTION

All electrical machines work on the principle of

Electromechanical Energy Conversion. Based on this
machine topology can be of three possible
arrangement:

1. Radial Field Electrical Machines.

2. Axial Field Electric al Machines
3. Linear Machines
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The first ever machine was Axial field machine by

Faraday.

They were soon replaced by Radial Field machines due

to strong magnetic force.

This problem can be alleviated using sandwiched

structure.
 CLASSIFICATION OF AXIAL FIELD
MACHINES
For every Radial field machine there exist an
analogous Axial field machine.

Axial field machines can also be classified

according to the various magnetic circuits they
assume. These are :

1. Single rotor and single stator

2. Rotor sandwiched between two stators.
3. Stator sandwiched between two rotors.
4. Multiple stator and rotor
Magnetic circuits of the various axial machines
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RADIAL
FIELD AND AXIAL FIELD MACHINES
Stator and Rotor cores are disc shaped .

Direction of conductor and the air gap flux .

Higher power to weight ratio. Diameter to length ratio is

also very high.

Effective cooling and permits higher utilization of the

active material.
 Floor space required for manufacturing is low.

Application limited to only fast responses due to shorter

length.
MAIN CONFIGURATIONS OF AXIAL
FIELD MACHINES
FARADAY DISK
 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD(PCB) MOTORS
1. Armature has conductors that are stamped from a sheet of
copper, welded together and placed on a disc.

2. The disk armature is located between two sets of permanent

magnets mounted on ferromagnetic end plates.

3. It have special geometry, high power to weight ratio, and

very high pulse torque.

4. Applications are in : Machine tools, computer peripheral

equipment, robotics, large control valves.
 AXIAL FIELD MACHINES WITH YOKELESS
ARMATURE CORE
 TORUS MACHINE

1. It is a slotless, toroidal-stator,
permanent-magnet machine .

2. High-energy permanent magnets

such as Neodymium-Iron-Boron
(Nd-Fe-B) are used.

3. The winding is toroidal in nature

and can have any number of
phases.
 APPLICATION OF AXIAL FIELD
MACHINES
VERTICALLY MOUNTED AXIAL FIELD MACHINES

1. The attraction between the stator and the rotor can be

used to take in its own weight i.e. levitation force.

2. This force increases with increase in the rating of

machine.

3. Application in ceiling fans ,turbo-hydro generator sets as

they all are vertical.
 WIND POWER GENERATOR

1. The Torus generator can be directly coupled with

the wind turbine ,eliminating the gear box.

2. This reduces the noises and weight as well as

increases the reliability and efficiency.

3. These generators can be used as small scale

stand alone generating system in remote areas.
OTHER APPLICATIONS:

ELECTRIC SCOOTER DRIVE

ADJUSTABLE SPEED PUMP DRIVE

HIGH SPEED GENERATORS DRIVEN BY GAS TURBINE

 CONCLUSION
We have seen that axial field machines have a large
number of advantage over conventional machines in
terms of compactness, cooling as well as find a huge
application in the areas where size is the issue as in
aircrafts, robotics.But the only hindrance in its path was
the cost of permanent magnets which is now reducing
,thus opening more avenues for it.
 REFERENCES
Evolution of axial field machine 'the paper by
Abdullah Al-Badi, Adel Gastil,Hadj Bourdoucen and
Joseph Jervase.

Axial Field Electric Machines with Yokeless

Armature thesis by C.C.Chan.

Axial Field machines design and construction IEEE

paper by C.C.Chan.
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