Background: The influence of the second air-gap length on the performance of permanent magnet synchronous
motor is usually ignored. A comparative analysis is made of line-start high-voltage permanent magnet synchronous motor
in this paper.
Objective: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of the second air-gap length on the motor performance.
Methods: A 10kV 1000kW permanent magnet synchronous motor is taken as an example and the model is established
based on the finite element calculation method when the second air-gap length is different. The influence of the second
air-gap length on the phasor diagram, no-load back electrodynamic force, starting performance and steady-state operation
performance are studied. Based on the finite element calculation method, the torque angle, current, power factor, external
power factor and d/q-axis current of the motor are analyzed, and the change of the motor phasor diagram is obtained. The
influence of the second air-gap length on the no-load back electrodynamic force is studied.
Results and Conclusion: The relationship between the no-load back electrodynamic force and the no-load air-gap
fundamental magnetic field is determined, and the influence mechanism of the no-load air-gap fundamental magnetic field
on no-load back electrodynamic force is revealed. Furthermore, the influence of the no-load back electrodynamic force on
the starting performance is studied. Finally, the influence of the second air-gap length on the 10kV 1000kW permanent
magnet synchronous motor steady-state performance is obtained. Based on the above analysis, some references are given
for the design of motor.