Performance Evaluation of a 7.5 kW Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machine for Light Electric Vehicles

In this paper a 7.5 kW permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance machine (PMASynRM) with ferrite magnets for light electric vehicles propulsion is studied. Electromagnetic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used in order to evaluate the performance of the machine. The flux linkage, inductances and torque are evaluated on d-q axes. When torque is calculated, the magnetic co-energy is taken into consideration.