Synchronous Motor Design using Particle Swarm Optimization Technique

This paper investigates an optimization procedure for the design of a synchronous motor (SM) using a particle swarm optimization (PSO) procedure. The PSO is proposed to minimize the motor volume and to maximize the motor output power. The proposed procedure has two stages for motor design. In the first stage, the stator parameters are optimized while in the second stage, the field and damper winding are designed. The proposed algorithm is efficiently compared with the practical experience-based method. The proposed procedure is efficiently design the SM based on the 4pole proto-type synchronous machine which is produced at 27 military production factories. The proposed procedure leads to more economical motor compared to the practical experience based method. Also, the proposed procedure maximizes the SM developed apparent power and reduces the field/damper windings in terms of their conductors' diameters and number of conductor per slot.