Development of a Computationally Efficient Lumped Parameter Thermal Network Model for Accurate Thermal Analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines

TM4 Inc. (TM4)是一家总部位于魁北克的公司，致力于开发和制造适用于商用车、汽车和休闲车市场的电动和混合动力系统。TM4已与温莎大学接洽，以解决电动机热模拟的挑战，并将其纳入当前的车辆模拟器。通过这个合作项目，温莎大学的学生将与TM4的工程师密切合作，开发一个具有热表征能力的表面安装永磁电机的计算效率模型。然后，将该模型集成到车辆模拟器中，以了解TM4公司制造的动力系统限制。所提出的模型应该能够在硬件在环（HIL）实时仿真环境中运行，以协助电机控制开发。该项目的成功将使TM4能够向当地和全球客户准确快速地展示其电动动力系统解决方案，并扩大其市场。该项目还将为研究生提供专业的技能发展，可能的会议和期刊出版物以及专利。

TM4 Inc. (TM4) is a Quebec based company developing and manufacturing electric and hybrid powertrainsystems suitable for the commercial, automotive and recreational vehicle markets. TM4 has approached theUniversity of Windsor to resolve the challenge in thermal simulation of electric motors to be incorporated intotheir current vehicle simulator. Through this collaborative project, the students of the University of Windsorwill be closely working with the engineers of TM4 to develop a computationally efficient model forsurface-mounted permanent magnet machines with thermal characterization capability. Then, this model willbe integrated into the vehicle simulator to understand the powertrain limits manufactured by TM4 Inc. Theproposed model should be able to run in a hardware-in-loop (HIL) real-time simulation environment to assist inmotor control development as well. The success of this project will enable accurate and fast demonstration ofTM4's solutions for electric powertrain systems to their local and global customers and expand their market.This project will also lead to professionally competent skill development with respect to the postgraduatestudents, possible conference and journal publications and a patent.