This application note shows how to create and analyze the 2004 version of the Toyota PRIUS electric motor using the 2D Machine Environment (ME2D). The experimental characterization of the motor and of the drive system has been done by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) which presented its findings in a series of papers [1]-[5].
The steps needed to customize the geometry of the stator and rotor of the default embedded magnet synchronous model in order to recreate the precise geometry of the PRIUS motor are detailed.
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