CosimulationElectrical MachinesEngineering Software

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC

I did a Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC . It feels much more complicated than AC induction motor, mainly because neither MAXWELL nor SIMPLORER has a commutator module for PMDC, and all must be controlled by switches. For simplicity, the motor model uses the simplest three-slot motor, and the mesh is fully automatic.

Finite element model and magnetic field distribution

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC


SIMPLORER model

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC

FEA LINK Module

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC

Control signal generation module

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC

Switch signal

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC

Torque, displacement, speed curves

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC

Current curve



Winding voltage


Winding FLUX curve

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC


Considering that the carbon brush has a certain width, which has a short-circuit effect on the commutator copper sheet, a 10-degree short-circuit circuit is added. The model is as follows

Maxwell-simpler cosimulation of PMDC


Short circuit pulse waveform


Torque, displacement, speed curves


Current curve

Generally speaking, the current waveform is not much different from when there is no short circuit. There are three pulses in the middle, and the corresponding winding voltage also has abnormal fluctuations



Enlarge image


The period of fluctuation is exactly 0.1ms, which is the sampling period of the voltage comparator and multiplier of the simplorer. It is not known whether changing the sampling period will help improve the abnormality.

The FLUX curve is basically the same as when there is no short circuit, so I will not post the graph. Because the three current pulses are very short, there is no significant effect on the torque, displacement and speed of the motor.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button

Adblock Detected

Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker