Transverse Flux Generators

Principle and Operation Behaviour

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Orlik
Wind Turbine with
conventional machine and gearbox
Wind turbine with
Transverse Flux Machine
Flux Lines in a permanent magnet
synchronous machine
Three possible TMF structures
Coil Current
Magnetic Flux through
the stator core
Function principle of a TFM
Function principle of a TFM
Coil Current
Magnetic Flux through
the stator core
Function principle of a TFM
Linear TFM structure
One Phase of Permanent Magnet TFM
Permanent Magnet (magnetization left)
Permanent Magnet (magnetization right)
Rotor Cores made of
Soft Magnetic Composite SMP1172
Stator cores with
V-shaped connection elements
Geometry of one phase of the TFM
Magnetic circuit geometry
of a two phase TFM
with external-rotor
Distribution of
magnetic flux density at
maximumarmature current
3D-FE Simulation
Magnetic Circuit of a TFM
Magnetic Circuit of a TFM
Magnetic Circuit with Flux Concentration
50kW-TFM - Cut through the machine
TFM in the test bay
Machine Data
mm 518 Machine Length
mm 925 Outer Diameter
Nm 8681,2 Nominal Torque
rpm 55 Nominal Speed
kW 50 Nominal Power
Air Gap Force Density comparison
TFM Control Concept