Abstract:
In this paper the effect of rotor geometry parameters on the d-axis and q-axis inductance of synchronous reluctance machines is
investigated and an optimum design parameter combination is achieved to improve the saliency ratio as well as the performance of drive system.
The 2D finite-element model of synchronous reluctance machine is used to construct the Taguchi design of experiments. The level of importance of
each design parameter on the response surface is determined by using the Taguchi algorithm and analysis of variance results. The confirmation
FEM simulation results indicated that the torque to current ratio and steady state performance of synchronous reluctance machines are improved
appropriately in comparison with initial design, by using the proposed Taguchi optimization methodology.
