Particle Swarm Design Optimisation of Single Phase Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor

Abstract

In this paper a particle swarm based optimal design of single-phase permanent magnet brushless DC motor (SPBLDCM) is proposed. This approach employs a particleswarm- optimisation (PSO) technique as a search tool for optimal design solution of a SPBLDCM based on the value of the objective function. The efficiency of the motor is selected as an objective function. Several optimisation solutions are analysed and a best solution is proposed based on the optimisation parameters, as well as other important motor parameters. An overall comparison of the best optimal solution and the prototype model of the motor is presented.