An analysis and verification of a dynamical model of a transverse flux motor

The paper presents dynamics simulation results for the three-module reluctance motor (Transverse Flux Motor -TFM) with an outer rotor. Calculations of the most important integral parameter used in the circuit model, are performed using the Flux3D package based on the finite element method. A mathematical model for a dynamics analysis of TFM is built in the Matlab/Simulink environment. The model has a hierarchical structure with its fundamental part being a single phase-belt of the motor. The basis for the construction of the laboratory setup is a DS1104 R&D Controller Board with a CP1104 Connector Panel. The experimental validation is divided into two parts. In the first step, the mathematical model of TFM under steady-state operation is examined. In the second step, experimental validation of the results obtained from the dynamical circuit models is performed. Results of the simulations, confirmed by the experimental validation presented in this work, allow to determine the most important characteristics of TFM in both dynamic and steady-state conditions.