PeMSyn – a Free Matlab-Femm Based Educational Tool to Assist the Design and Performance Assessment of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines

Khristian M. de Andrade  Junior; Hugo E. Santos; Wellington M. Vilela; Thales E. P. de Almeida; Geyverson T. de Paula

doi:10.18618/REP.2020.2.0009

Authors

Khristian M. de Andrade Junior Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia – GO, Brazil
Hugo E. Santos Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia – GO, Brazil
Wellington M. Vilela Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia – GO, Brazil
Thales E. P. de Almeida Universidade Federal Tecnológica do Paraná (UFTP), Curitiba – PR, Brazil
Geyverson T. de Paula Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia – GO, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2020.2.0009

Keywords:

Educational tool, Eletrical machine design, FEA, Graphical user interface, Permanent magnet synchronous machine

Abstract

This paper introduces PeMSyn, a free tool intended to aid the design and simulation processes of permanent magnet synchronous machines. Using PeMSyn, one can effortlessly design a permanent magnet synchronous machine, design its winding distribution and assess the machine performance. The machine performance is evaluated by means of FEA since PeMSyn provides an interaction between Matlab and FEMM. Thus, several machine parameters can be obtained. Another interesting characteristic of PeMSyn is its modularity, which means that each functionality can be run independently and new functionalities and machine topologies can be added either by the user or by means of a new PeMSyn update. Aiming to be simple and user-friendly, PeMSyn was coded in Matlab language in form of a graphical user interface (GUI). Moreover, users can easily translate all labels and variable names to their mother language using a language description file already available in English and Portuguese. The modules, the machine design process, the equations involved and an application are shown in this paper. In order to present guidelines on how to use PeMSyn, an example of machine design is proposed and its performance is assessed.

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Author Biographies

Khristian M. de Andrade Junior, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia – GO, Brazil

born in Goianira, Brazil, in 1996. He received the B.Sc degree in electrical engineering from the School of Electrical, Mechanical and Computing Engineering, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, where he is currently a master’s student.

Hugo E. Santos, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia – GO, Brazil

born in São Miguel do Araguaia, Brazil, in 1993. He received the B.Sc degree in electrical engineering from the School of Electrical, Mechanical and Computing Engineering, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, where he is currently a master’s student.

Wellington M. Vilela, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia – GO, Brazil

born in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1992. He received the B.Sc degree in electrical engineering from the
School of Electrical, Mechanical and Computing Engineering, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, where he is currently a master’s student.

Thales E. P. de Almeida, Universidade Federal Tecnológica do Paraná (UFTP), Curitiba – PR, Brazil

born in Santa Barbara D’Oeste, Brazil, in 1989. He received the B.E., Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees from the São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil, in 2011, 2014, and 2017, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He is currently a Professor of electrical engineering with the Federal University of Technology – Paraná, Apucarana, Brazil. His research interests are within the fields of electrical machinery, microelectronics, power electronics, and controls.

Geyverson T. de Paula, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia – GO, Brazil

born in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1988. He received the B.E., master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil, in 2011, 2013, and 2016, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor of electrical engineering with the School of Electrical, Mechanical and Computing Engineering, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia. His current research interests include electrical machines, permanent magnet machines, finite-element method, power electronics and electric vehicles.

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