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Per-Phase Back-EMF Generation & Torque Production<br />

The electrical model of a motor has been developed with as little dependence on the mechanical<br />

model as possible, although it was mentioned that the bEMF is a function of rotor position. As<br />

discussed at the beginning of the chapter, the induction of voltage and the production of force in a<br />

motor are inseparable. Since the bEMF generated is a function of rotor position it is therefore<br />

expected that the torque produced will also be a function of rotor position. This section will<br />

elaborate on the nature of bEMF generation and torque production.<br />

The discussion of the Faraday and Lorentz laws concluded that in the elementary linear machine<br />

studied, the induced voltage was linearly proportional to the velocity of the moving conductor<br />

(relative to the field) and that force was linearly proportional to the current in the conductor. It is<br />

not difficult to demonstrate how the BLi and BLv laws can be modified for the rotational case<br />

and applied to simple motor structures. Expressions for torque and bEMF could be obtained by<br />

allowing the flux density to be a function of rotor position, B(θ), appropriate to the machine. This<br />

approach becomes complicated for all but the simplest windings.<br />

In fact, academicians hold different opinions as to whether either law is applicable in a machine<br />

in which the conductors are contained in slots in the iron since most of the flux will pass through<br />

the teeth, avoiding the slot where the conductor lies (most motors use slotting). The actual<br />

mechanisms at work producing torque and bEMF are likely not exactly those described by the<br />

laws [42, p.93], [33, p.20], but many of the results obtained by classical methods agree with those<br />

obtained using the BLi and BLv laws [69]. There are better methods to find the bEMF and torque<br />

and these will eventually be discussed at the end of this section. Although the BLi and BLv laws<br />

are not always practical for study of real machines, they can be employed to analyze simplified<br />

machines to gain an important perspective about their operation.<br />

Studying the torque and bEMF of a single winding will prove useful in the analysis of three-phase<br />

motors, particularly non-sinusoidal motors. It can be demonstrated that the torque and bEMF<br />

produced by a winding in any brushless permanent magnet machine is a function of rotor position<br />

by considering two elementary motors shown in Figure 2.20. The windings of both motors<br />

consist of N turns that are contained in the slots shown. Obviously the results we obtain will be<br />

specific to this construction, but the principles will be applicable to any winding.<br />

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