A model order reduction of hysteretic eddy-current fields in electric machines using Cauer ladder network method

Abstract

This study aims to establish a hysteretic model order reduction method for electric machines using the Cauer ladder network (CLN) method. The first inductor of the CLN represents the hysteresis effect, which is computed using the scalar play model identified from the static I–ϕ (current–magnetic flux) loops. An iron-core inductor was analyzed, and pulse-width modulation (PWM) voltage input was applied to the coil. The proposed method yielded results that agreed with the transient finite element (FE) analysis and effectively reduced the computation time.