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This research was funded in part by AGENCIA NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO, grants number FONDECYT1230670 and VIU24P0127, and in part by the Spanish 'Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion', Agencia Estatal de Investigacion and FEDER program in the framework of the "Proyectos de Generacion del Conocimiento 2021" of the "Programa Estatal para Impulsar Investigacion Cientifico-Tecnica y en su Transferencia," belonging to the "Plan Estatal de Investigacion Cientifica, Tecnica e Innovacion 2021-2023" under Grant PID2021-122343OB-I00.
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Ruiz-Sarrio, Jose EAuthorAntonino-Daviu, Jose ACorresponding AuthorComparative Analysis of the Effect of Rotor Faults in the Performance of Low-Speed High-Torque Machines
Publicated to:Applied Sciences-Basel. 15 (4): 1721- - 2025-02-01 15(4), DOI: 10.3390/app15041721
Authors: Madariaga-Cifuentes, Carlos; Gallardo, Cesar; Ruiz-Sarrio, Jose E; Tapia, Juan A; Antonino-Daviu, Jose A
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Abstract
Several studies have focused on modeling and analyzing the impact of rotor faults in conventional low-pole-count machines, while related research on low-speed high-torque (LSHT) machines with a high pole count remains limited. In these machines, the combination of low speed, high inertia, and high torque levels presents a critical application for advanced diagnosis techniques. The present paper aims to describe and quantify the impact of rotor faults on the performance of LSHT machine types during the design stage. Specifically, 10-pole and 16-pole synchronous reluctance machines (SynRMs), permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs), and squirrel-cage induction machines (SCIMs) are assessed by means of detailed 2D simulations. The effects of eccentricity, broken rotor bars, and partial demagnetization are studied, with a focus on performance variations. The results show that LSHT PMSMs are not significantly affected by the partial demagnetization of a few magnets, and the same holds true for common faults in SynRMs and SCIMs. Nonetheless, a significant increase in torque ripple was observed for all evaluated faults, with different origins and diverse effects on the torque waveform, which could be hard or invasive to analyze. Furthermore, it was concluded that specialized diagnosis techniques are effectively required for detecting the usual faults in LSHT machines, as their effect on major performance indicators is mostly minimal.
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The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 283/460, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Materials Science, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Engineering (Miscellaneous).
Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.
Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-13:
- WoS: 1
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This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Chile; United Kingdom.
There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Antonino Daviu, José Alfonso).
the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Antonino Daviu, José Alfonso.