Shape optimization of an electric motor subject to nonlinear magnetostatics

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to improve the performance of an electric motor by modifying the geometry of a specific part of the iron core of its rotor. To be more precise, the objective is to smooth the rotation pattern of the rotor. A shape optimization problem is formulated by introducing a tracking-type cost functional to match a desired rotation pattern. The magnetic field generated by permanent magnets is modeled by a nonlinear partial differential equation of magnetostatics. The shape sensitivity analysis is rigorously performed for the nonlinear problem by means of a new shape-Lagrangian formulation adapted to nonlinear problems.

26 pages, 10 figures

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