Introduction

Overview

In this document all the tests for the Synchronous Machines with wound field, Inner salient pole and Inner rotor are described.

Altair® FluxMotor® dedicated test environment (TEST area inside Motor Factory) enables users to assess motor performance.

Standard and relevant test portfolios are available. All the predefined tests are ready to be performed.

Relevant input parameters allow users to control test conditions.

Processes are based on optimization technology. All results are automatically illustrated.

Tests associated with the convention of operating Motor and Generator are grouped into packages and classified into test families.

Here is the list of tests for Synchronous Machines with wound field – Inner salient pole – Inner rotor.

Test family Topology Package Convention Test
Characterization SMPM – IR/OR Model Motor Maps
Working point SMPM – IR/OR (1) Sine wave Motor I-Ψ-N
Performance mapping SMPM – IR/OR Sine wave Motor Efficiency map
Note:

The tests are described in documents dedicated to each test family.

Here is the list of available documents:
  • MotorFactory_SMWF_ISP_IR_3PH_Test_Characterization
  • MotorFactory_SMWF_ISP_IR_3PH_Test_WorkingPoint
  • MotorFactory_SMWF_ISP_IR_3PH_Test_PerformanceMapping

Test inputs & settings – Overview

Settings

Settings allow defining the context in which the test is going to be performed.

Their definition is specific to each test.

Settings are defined into three main domains:
  1. Thermal:
    • To make the choice of the thermal solving (when available)
    • To define the winding temperatures
  2. Electronics: To define the power electronics stage feeding the machine
  3. Mechanics: To define the mechanical loss model parameters
  4. Import: To import data/setting/input from one test to another, if possible
1 Button to define the thermal inputs (Solving mode or winding temperatures)
2 Button to define the user inputs of the power electronics stage
3 Button to define the parameters of the mechanical loss model
4 Button to import data/setting/input from one test to another, if possible

Next sections of this document describe more in-depth of the available settings.

Advanced parameters

In addition to standard parameters, the users can access a list of advanced parameters.

Advanced parameters show additional parameters which helps in fine tuning the computations in the software (through finite element modeling and simulation parameters), like the number of computations, Mesh order, Rotor initial position mode etc.
1 List of standard user input parameters
2

Click on “+” allows to display advanced parameters

Once displayed, advanced parameters can be hidden by clicking on “-”
3 List of advanced parameters