Effective Design Parameters on the End Effect in Single-Sided Linear Induction Motors

Linear induction motors are used in various industries but they have some specific phenomena which are the causes for some problems. The most important phenomenon is called end effect. End effect decreases efficiency, power factor and output force and unbalances the phase currents. This phenomenon is more important in medium and high speeds machines. In this paper a factor, EEF , is obtained by an accurate equivalent circuit model, to determine the end effect intensity. In this way, all of effective design parameters on end effect is described. Accuracy of this equivalent circuit model is evaluated by two dimensional finite-element analysis using ANSYS. The results show the accuracy of the equivalent circuit model.

Authors:

• A. Zare Bazghaleh
• M. R. Naghashan
• H. Mahmoudimanesh
• M. R. Meshkatoddini

Keywords:

• Linear induction motor
• end effect
• equivalent circuitmodel
• finite-element method.

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