Journal
COMPEL-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR COMPUTATION AND MATHEMATICS IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 900-914Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/COMPEL-03-2021-0086
Keywords
Permanent magnet machine; Topology optimization
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This paper introduces a deep learning-based surrogate model for fast multi-material topology optimization of an interior permanent magnet (IPM) motor. The convolutional neural network (CNN) is used to predict motor performance from the cross-sectional motor image, reducing the number of finite element analysis. By using this approach, the average torque for any current phase angle can be predicted, allowing for maximization of the average torque by changing the current phase angle.
Purpose This paper aims to present a deep learning-based surrogate model for fast multi-material topology optimization of an interior permanent magnet (IPM) motor. The multi-material topology optimization based on genetic algorithm needs large computational burden because of execution of finite element (FE) analysis for many times. To overcome this difficulty, a convolutional neural network (CNN) is adopted to predict the motor performance from the cross-sectional motor image and reduce the number of FE analysis. Design/methodology/approach To predict the average torque of an IPM motor, CNN is used as a surrogate model. From the input cross-sectional motor image, CNN infers dq-inductance and magnet flux to compute the average torque. It is shown that the average torque for any current phase angle can be predicted by this approach, which allows the maximization of the average torque by changing the current phase angle. The individuals in the multi-material topology optimization are evaluated by the trained CNN, and the limited individuals with higher potentials are evaluated by finite element method. Findings It is shown that the proposed method doubles the computing speed of the multi-material topology optimization without loss of search ability. In addition, the optimized motor obtained by the proposed method followed by simplification for manufacturing is shown to have higher average torque than a reference model. Originality/value This paper proposes a novel method based on deep learning for fast multi-material topology optimization considering the current phase angle.
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