...Dr Ahmed Masmoudi; Y. Tang; J.J.H. Paulides; E.A. Lomonova Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate winding topologies for flux-switching motors (FSMs) with various segment-tooth combinations and different excitation methods. Design/methodology/approach – For the ac winding...

...Professor Luc Dupré and Dr Guillaume Crevecoeur; Takahiro Sato; Kota Watanabe; Hajime Igarashi Purpose – In the development of electromagnetic devices, multiobjective topology optimisation is effective to obtain diverse design candidates for production models. However, multiobjective topology...

...Professor Luc Dupré and Dr Guillaume Crevecoeur; Piotr Putek; Piotr Paplicki; Ryszard Pałka Purpose – In this paper, a numerical approach to the topology optimization is proposed to design the permanent magnet excited machines with improved high-speed features. For this purpose the modified multi...

...Slawomir Wiak; Thibaut Labbé; Ernest Matagne; Bruno Dehez Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a mechanism avoiding the topology optimization methods, and particularly those using gradient‐based algorithms, to be trapped in local minimizers when applied to the design of electromagnetic...

...Ivan Yatchev; Rumena Stancheva; Iliana Marinova; Young Sun Kim; Myung Ki Baek; Il Han Park Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a level set method (LSM) for topology optimization of an electromagnetic system. Design/methodology/approach The classical shape optimization method has...

... the versatility of the presented topology, simulations have been directed for different situations and results are presented. Some related experiments have been developed to examine the capabilities of the proposed converters. Findings The three‐output voltage‐sharing converters presented in this paper have...

..., simulation and laboratory tests on a small‐scale model. Findings Topology and output voltage control method of four‐wire adjustable speed autonomous wind‐diesel system dedicated for isolated power plants with high wind penetration. Research limitations/implications The paper presents only part...

... controller are integrated to a very small size and low weight. The invented topology provides a very reliable operation, high‐quality AC voltage in fully three‐phase non‐symmetrical load. There were also presentations on world conferences (EPE, PESC, EPE‐PEMC). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008...

...Oszkar Biro; David A. Lowther; Piergiorgio Alotto; Felipe Campelo; Kota Watanabe; Hajime Igarashi Purpose The paper introduces an evolutionary algorithm based on the artificial immune systems paradigm for topology optimization (TO) in 3D. Design/methodology/approach The 3D TO algorithm...

... ϱˇ_p:Δ_p→Ω of the standard simplex: Equation 8 to a topological space Ω. For the purpose of this paper Ω is a manifold. Throughout the text, we will deliberately confuse a p‐cell and its codomain in the notation. The vertices v^k of the standard simplex are given...

...Hokyung Shim; Heegon Moon; Semyung Wang Purpose This research aims to present a 3D multi‐objective approach regarding both magnetic and thermal characteristics associated with design of actuators. Design/methodology/approach The adjoint variable topology sensitivity equations are derived using...

...Jenam Kang; Chwail Kim; Semyung Wang This paper presents a probabilistic optimal design for electromagnetic systems. A 2D magnetostatic finite element model is constructed for a reliability‐based topology optimization (RBTO). Permeability, coercive force, and applied current density are considered...

..., which is not essentially an expert system. The questions are formalizable and their solution must be based on efficient and robust computational techniques. We present an elementary computational technique for automatic treatment of topological problems arising from potential theory, boundary condition...