Due to its compactness and high torque density, permanent magnet synchronous motors have been widely used in many industrial applications, especially in high-performance drive systems such as submarine propulsion systems.
Structure and characteristics
The structure of a permanent magnet synchronous motor is similar to that of an asynchronous motor, mainly consisting of two parts: the stator and the rotor. The rotor of a permanent magnet synchronous motor is composed of permanent magnets, which rotate synchronously with the stator magnetic field. Therefore, under no load or light load conditions, its speed is almost the same as the synchronous speed. The difference is that the rotor of a permanent magnet synchronous motor is composed of a permanent magnet and an axial ventilation tube. Its characteristic is that the number of magnetic poles in the rotor is equal to the number of magnetic poles in the stator, which is also one of the sources of its name. Meanwhile, permanent magnet synchronous motors have high efficiency and small rotor inertia, making them suitable for high-speed, high-precision, and fast response applications.