Coded Auxiliary Tooth Vernier PM Motor for Higher Torque Density

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional permanent magnet motors face limitations in achieving high torque density due to the constraints of high-performance materials and cooling systems, making it difficult to enhance their torque output capability without increasing the number of permanent magnets.

Innovation Solution

A vernier permanent magnet motor with a stator featuring coded auxiliary teeth, where the stator and rotor are coaxially sleeved with an air gap, and coded auxiliary tooth structures on the stator interact with permanent magnets and ferromagnets to generate enhanced magnetic fields, increasing torque density and output capability without additional magnets.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Power

If the number of permanent magnets is increased to improve torque output, then torque density improves, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetorque outputVSAvoidnumber of permanent magnets
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the functions of stator teeth and auxiliary teeth into a single integrated structure. The auxiliary teeth are formed as an extension of the main stator teeth, creating a unified component that generates multiple magnetic fields simultaneously. This merging allows the motor to achieve higher torque output without adding separate magnet arrays or increasing the number of permanent magnets, thus resolving the contradiction between power output and device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces auxiliary teeth that extend from the main stator teeth into the air gap, creating an additional dimensional layer of magnetic field interaction. This dimensional extension allows the stator to generate both fundamental and harmonic magnetic fields without requiring additional permanent magnets on the rotor, thereby increasing torque output while maintaining the same magnet count and avoiding increased device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Power

If high-performance materials and cooling systems are used to improve torque density, then torque output improves, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetorque densityVSAvoidcooling system
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the need for complex cooling systems and high-performance materials with a mechanical field-based solution. By designing auxiliary teeth with specific coding patterns, the motor generates harmonic magnetic fields that enhance torque density without requiring advanced thermal management systems or exotic materials. The solution substitutes mechanical/structural design for thermal and material science approaches

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the geometric parameters of the stator teeth by introducing auxiliary teeth with specific dimensions, positions, and coding patterns. These parameter changes modify the magnetic field distribution and harmonics, enabling higher torque density through field optimization rather than relying on high-performance materials or complex cooling systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The motor achieves improved torque output and increased torque density by superimposing magnetic fields from the coded auxiliary teeth and permanent magnets, allowing for higher torque under the same number of magnets, and optimized winding configurations enhance electromechanical energy conversion.

Implementation Method 1

the first permanent magnets and the ferromagnets are configured to generate a first magnetic field

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic field generation: Magnetism

Implementation Method 2

the second permanent magnets and the coded auxiliary tooth structures are configured to generate a second magnetic field

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic field generation: Magnetism

Implementation Method 3

Magnetic fields formed by superposition of the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field are working magnetic fields of the vernier permanent magnet motor

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic field superposition: Magnetic Field

Data Source

PatentUS11990793B2Vernier permanent magnet motor with stator having coded auxiliary teeth
Publication Date: 2024.05.21 HUAZHONG UNIV OF SCI & TECH
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  • US11990793B2 patent drawing
  • US11990793B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A vernier permanent magnet motor with a stator having coded auxiliary teeth which belongs to the technical field of permanent magnet motors. The motor includes a stator and a rotor that are coaxially sleeved, and an air gap is formed between the stator and the rotor. Coded auxiliary tooth structures are provided on a side surface in the stator close to the air gap, and first permanent magnets are provided on part of the coded auxiliary tooth structures. A plurality of pairs of second permanent magnets and ferromagnets are arranged around a side surface in the rotor close to the air gap. The first permanent magnets and the ferromagnets generate a first magnetic field, the second permanent magnets and the coded auxiliary tooth structures generate a second magnetic field, and the magnetic fields are superimposed to form working magnetic fields.