Brushless motor with skew angle set for low torque ripple and high output
A brushless motor has a 2P3S×n structure, in which a ratio (W) of a circumferential width (Wm) of each of magnets to a length (Wp) of a chord formed between endpoints of an arc with a center angle θp=360°/pole-number 3n, the arc being included in an inner-diameter circle C 2 of each of the magnets, is in a range of 0.76<W=Wm/Wp<0.86. Therefore, in the brushless motor of the 2P3S×n structure, a skew angle may be set in a range of 36°≦θskew≦57° in terms of electrical angle, while a content ratio of a fifth harmonic component contained in an induced voltage of the brushless motor may be set in a range of 4.5% to 6.5% with respect to a fundamental wave.
1. A brushless motor, comprising:
a rotor having 2n magnetic poles, wherein n is a positive integer; and
a stator having 3n slots,
wherein a skew angle of one of the rotor and the stator is in a range of 36°≦θskew≦57° in terms of electrical angle so that a content ratio of a fifth harmonic component contained in an induced voltage of the brushless motor with respect to all harmonic components is at least 90%, and so that a line induced voltage has approximately a trapezoidal waveform; and
wherein a content ratio of the fifth harmonic component with respect to a fundamental wave is in a range of 4.5% to 6.5%.
2. A brushless motor according to claim 1 , wherein:
a ratio W of a circumferential width Wm of each of a plurality of magnets forming the magnetic poles to a length Wp of a chord formed between endpoints of an arc having a center angle θp=360°/pole-number 3n, the arc being included in an inner diameter circle of each of the magnets, is in a range of 0.76<W=Wm/Wp<0.86.
3. A brushless motor according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor and the stator have a 6-pole 9-slot structure with a number of the magnetic poles being six (n=3) and a number of the slots being nine.
4. A brushless motor according to claim 1 , wherein the brushless motor is a drive source for electric power steering.