Design of fractional-slot permanent magnet synchronous motor with concentrated windings and interior permanent magnets

The paper presents design of fractional-slot permanent magnet synchronous motors with concentrated windings and interior permanent magnets. Inner PM rotor machines with 12 slot/8 poles and 12 slot/10 poles were investigated. Finite element analysis is employed in order to determine the performance of each motor. It is shown that the maximal torque capability and the flux-weakening performance of the particular machine are strongly dependent on the stator slot number/rotor pole number combination, rotor barrier design and on the quality of used PM material