Motor Factory

Introduction

Motor Factory is the main application of FluxMotor. It is dedicated to the design and the testing of the rotating electrical machines.

Table 1. Design area of Motor Factory - Example of a Synchronous Machine with Permanent Magnets and Inner Rotor

1	Select the Design area (click on the Design label, which is underlined in blue once selected). Note: By default, the Design area is selected when Motor Factory is opened.
2	A 3D view illustrates the machine considered.
3	Access to a series of design cells to build the machine step by step.

Table 2. Test area of Motor Factory - Example of a Synchronous Machine with Permanent Magnets and Inner Rotor

1	Select the Test area (click on the Test label, which is underlined in blue once selected).
2	A 2D view illustrates the considered machine. The list of tests is displayed on the left part of the screen (Tree selection). A checklist indicates what tests are performed and how many test results are saved.
3	A portfolio of standard test ready to be performed is available.

Table 3. Export area of Motor Factory - Example of a Synchronous Machine with Permanent Magnets and Inner Rotor

1	Select the Export area (click on the Export label, which is underlined in blue once selected).
2	A 2D view illustrates the considered machine.
3	Report and script can be exported directly from this area.
4	Connection with other solutions like Flux, Flow Simulator, HyperStudy, SimLab, Amesim, PSIM, Twin Activate, … Can be done to perform advanced studies.

How to get into Motor Factory?

The illustrations below show the different ways to access the Motor Factory:

1. From the supervisor, select the machine family (Synchronous, Induction, DC) and then the motor type to be designed
   • Synchronous machines
     • Synchronous machine with permanent magnets (inner and outer rotor) – 3-phase or n-Phase,
     • Reluctance synchronous machine (inner rotor),
     • Wound field synchronous machine (inner rotor)
   • Induction machines
     • Induction machine with squirrel cage (inner and outer rotor)
   • DC machines
     • DC permanent magnet machines (inner rotor)

   Once selected, the motor can be opened in Motor Factory either by clicking on the corresponding icon or by clicking on the button “Open in Motor Factory”.

   Table 4. How to get into Motor Factory from the supervisor? – Edit a new machine in Motor Factory

   1	Open the supervisor
   2	Selection of the targeted machine family – Synchronous, Induction (3), DC (4)
   2.1	In the synchronous machine family, one can access the 3-Phase synchronous machine with permanent magnets (inner and outer rotor) – and the n-Phase machine as well.
   2.2	In the synchronous machine family, one can access the 3-Phase reluctance synchronous machine (inner rotor).
   2.3	In the synchronous machine family, one can access the 3-Phase wound field synchronous machine (inner rotor).
   2.4	Once selected, the motor can be opened in Motor Factory either by clicking on the corresponding icon or by clicking on the button “Open in Motor Factory”.
   3	Selection of the induction machine family
   4	Selection of the DC machine family

2. From the supervisor, open the recent motor to be designed

   Table 5. How to get into Motor Factory from the supervisor? – Edit a recent machine in Motor Factory

   1	Open the supervisor
   2	Selection of the recent motor list
   3	Select the targeted recent motor. Once selected the recent motor can be opened in Motor Factory by double clicking on the corresponding line.
   4	Once selected, the recent motor can be opened in Motor Factory by clicking on the button “Open in Motor Factory”.

   Note: Up to 100 projects can be stored on this list.
3. From the supervisor, open the motor to be designed by editing a motor in a catalog (From Motor Catalog).

   Table 6. How to get into Motor Factory from the supervisor? – Edit a motor in a catalog (From Motor Catalog).

   1	Open the supervisor
   2	Select and edit a project from the catalogs.
   3	Select a machine from standard and user catalogs, like what can be done when using Motor Catalog
   4	Once selected, the motor can be opened in Motor Factory by clicking on the button “Open in Motor Factory”.

4. Edit a motor from Motor Catalog

   Table 7. How to get into Motor Factory from the Motor Catalog?

   1	Open the application Motor Catalog in the motor environment.
   2	Select a catalog (standard and user catalog)
   3	Edit the selected machine in Motor Factory
   4	Edit the selected machine in Motor Factory either by double clicking on the icon or via the right mouse button.

   Table 8. How to get into Motor Factory from the comparator area of the Motor Catalog?

   1	Open the application Motor Catalog in the motor environment. Add the motors to be compared and select the motor.
   2	Select the machine to be edited in Motor Factory
   3	Edit the selected machine in Motor Factory

For additional information, please see “Motor Catalog” application.