MotorSolve | IM ModuleInduction Machine Design Software
MotorSolve IM is the only motor design software you need to get an accurate and complete prediction of your machine's performance. Our powerful automated finite element analysis engine is embedded inside, therefore no model exporting or additional software is required.
The BLDC module includes brushless DC, synchronous and permanent magnet AC machine (PMAC) templates.
MotorSolve | BLDC module Results
Features
Use MotorSolve IM to design your machine and take into account important effects such as:
- Leakage Inductances
- Iron Losses
- Efficiency
- Deep Bar Effects
- Stator End Effects
- Effects of switching on motor characteristics due to inverter fed phases
MotorSolve IM Workflow
MotorSolve IM is the easy-to-use software for modeling, simulating and predicting the performance of induction motors. The software has been tailored with a motor designer's needs in mind, making it easy to analyze and optimize any induction motor.
The rapid and accurate results are based on automated FEA simulations. There are several analysis methods included, which gives the user control the level of refinement (accuracy vs time).
Templates and Design Parameters
- Extensive template library of bar and wound type rotors
- Interior and exterior rotors
- All standard slot types (square, round, slotless, parallel tooth, etc) are included
- Custom rotor and stator geometries can be imported
Design Parameters
- Geometric dimension of the bars, teeth and slots
- Number of poles and slots can be arbitrarily large
- Stack length
- Lamination, coil and magnet material
- Temperature for each component
Geometric dimension of the bars, teeth and slots
Winding Layout
- Coil winding layout: Select from a list of automatically calculated balanced layouts or specify via manual entry
- Detailed end winding geometry
- Supports several wire sizing methods
- Relevant factors are automatically calculated
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Winding charts available
- Winding factors
- Görges diagram
- Airgap MMF
- Animated Airgap MMF
Coil winding layout
Charts, Fields and Motor Performance
Output Waveforms and Charts
- Bar Currents
- Voltage
- Torque
- Flux
- And many more
Performance Calculations
- Torque
- Efficiency
- Power Factor
- Leakage Inductances
- And many more
Field Plots
- Current Density
- Flux density
- Losses
- And many more
Drives
Drives can be treated as either ideal or PWM, supporting both wye and delta connections.
Torque-slip characteristics: at various synchronous speeds
Field Plot: Ohmic and Hysteresis Losses
Scripting
Powerful scripting capability for customization, batching and optimization: All MotorSolve commands can be accessed through APIs. Use this feature with any programming language or any ActiveX compliant application, (e.g. Microsoft Excel).
Auto Sizing
An initial value for several parameters related to the size of the machine based on torque per unit volume.
MotorSolve | Thermal Module
MotorSolve Thermal is a 3D FEA-based thermal analysis tool for calculating the steady-state temperatures using the losses from BLDC's electromagnetic analysis and perform the electromagnetic analyses at these steady-state temperatures.
Report and Output
- Design parameters, performance data and summary comparisons can be recorded in an experimental log or report (PDF)
- Results are easily accessible either with the use of the clipboard or export functionality
- The summary feature compares two or more designs side-by-side and highlights the differences in design data
Export Options
Powerful scripting capability for customization, batching and optimization: All MotorSolve commands can be accessed through APIs. Use this feature with any programming language or ActiveX compliant software (e.g. Microsoft Excel).
- MagNet
- DXF
- VHDL-AMS
- Simulink©
- Data export (as table or chart)
IM Analysis Types
MotorSolve IM calculates machine performance based on automated finite element analysis simulations. There is no need to construct the model, perform mesh refinements and extensive post-processing to extract motor related results. MotorSolve performs these operations for the user.
Using the template interface, a desired waveform, quantity or field is selected with the operating conditions specified.
MotorSolve IM includes several analysis methods, suitable for different phases of the design process. The waveforms, fields and charts are computed using one of the selected analysis method, allowing users to choose the computation time based on their required degree of accuracy.
Equivalent circuit analysis
- Simulation of no-load, locked-rotor and impedance tests to determine the circuit values (based on IEEE standards)
- Core losses are taken into account
- Improved leakage inductances approach that separates rotor and stator leakage fields at the correct ratio, or the ratio can be specified manually
AC Field Analysis
- Simulation of no-load, locked-rotor and impedance tests to determine the circuit values (based on IEEE standards)
- Core losses are taken into account
- Improved leakage inductances approach that separates rotor and stator leakage fields at the correct ratio, or the ratio can be specified manually
PWM (Inverter Fed) Analysis
- Simulation of both the machine and inverter based on 3-phase bridge circuit
- Automated finite element solution
- Voltage driven or current driven
- Harmonic content at source frequency, slip frequency, source-slip or rotational frequency
Motor Analysis
- Automated nonlinear finite element simulation of the induction machine with the effects of motion
- Induced eddy current, losses and slot/tooth effects taken into account
- Saturation of magnetic materials at every step of the rotation
- Harmonic content at source frequency, slip frequency, source-slip or rotational frequency