Magnetically Geared Induction Machines

Project Information

MaGIM

Grant agreement ID: 330833

Project closed

Start date 1 November 2013

End date 30 April 2015

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 231 926,40

EU contribution € 231 926,40

Coordinated by

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
United Kingdom

Objective

Magnetic gears offer substantial advantages compared to mechanical gears such as reduced maintenance, improved reliability, minimum acoustic noise and inherent overload protection. Furthermore, magnetic gears can have comparable or better performances than their mechanical counterpart. Physical and hermetic isolation between input and output shafts are also specific to such contactless torque transmission devices.
Then, the idea of having a magnetic gear and an electrical machine as a single electromechanical device naturally came. The 'pseudo' direct drive (PDD) term has then been employed to describe this device where high-torque, low-speed applications have been considered.
At our best knowledge, there is curiously no papers that deal with the PDD concept in which other electrical machines are used instead of PM ones.
The research proposed here will focus on some areas where induction machines are usually associated to mechanical gearboxes to transmit the torque from a prime mover to the load.
Thus, when a magnetic gear is integrated on the bore of a conventional induction machine, the resulting PDD device could offer significant advantages in high-speed applications (blowers, fans, compressors, pumps, turbines and spindle machines), wind-powered generation,etc.
A magnetic gear may be combined with an induction machine in several ways to achieve the PDD.
Two topologies of Magnetically Geared Induction Machines (MaGIM) will be studied and one structure devoted to high-speed applications will be constructed and tested.

Fields of science

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• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › topology

Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF
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Funding Scheme

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

• EU contribution: € 231 926,40
• Address: University Park ; NG7 2RD Nottingham ; United Kingdom
• Region: East Midlands (England) › Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire › Nottingham
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Paul Cartledge (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data