ANALYSIS OF THE INTERFERENCE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE

ABSTRACT

Interference synchronous machines operate at different speeds of the fundamental air gap field and of the rotor, because the fundamental permeance wave is produced by interference of open stator and rotor slots the numbers of which being slightly different. In the literature different names are used for this remarkable electrical machine (“Synchronous inductor motor”, “Vernier reluctance motor”). Interference synchronous machines are used as homopolar frequency generators with an axial field coil, as continuous running reluctance motors and as single- or double, - stack step motors with an axial permanent magnet.

In this paper the field of the interference synchronous machine is analysed by field wave theory. Speed,phase angle and length of the largest field waves reveal how synchronous and cogging torques are produced. Voltage and torque equations are derived by axis theory from the simplest model that is possible with five rotor teeth. The theory is applied on a fifty rotor teeth double-stack step motor. The inductances are determined by a difference method field calculation. The torque of the motor is then calculated and compared with measured values.