Optimum design of Maglev lift system's electromagnet for weight reduction using response surface methodology

• Do-Kwan Hong ^[1] ; Jong-Moon Kim ^[1]
  1. [1] Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute

     Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute

     Corea del Sur

     
• Localización: Compel: International journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, ISSN 0332-1649, Vol. 27, Nº 4 (Special Issue: ISEF 2007), 2008, págs. 797-805
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Purpose – This paper aims to discuss the optimum design of a Maglev lift system's electromagnet to reduce the weight of the machine with constraint of normal force using response surface methodology (RSM).

    Design/methodology/approach – The optimum design of Maglev lift system's electromagnet for weight reduction is performed by using RSM. The magnetostatic analysis of Maglev lift system's electromagnet is performed by using ANSYS.

    Findings – The process is based on minimization of an appropriate objective function, while at each step the response is determined by the 3D finite element method (FEM).

    Research limitations/implications – It is necessary to compare normal force between the 3D FEM result and the experimental result of the manufactured model.

    Originality/value – The paper deals with the possibility of using the RSM for optimization of an electromagnet with a higher number of the design variables.