Development of Low Cost High Performance Motor Drives for Electrical Appliances using New Soft Magnetic Composite Materials

该项目旨在通过开发使用新型软磁复合材料的低成本高性能电机驱动器来打破高效电器商业化生产的主要障碍。最初的应用将是游泳池/水疗泵驱动器。通过与水务公司的合作，将开发优化的材料组成、新颖的电机拓扑结构、智能变速驱动以及使用注塑/压实的电机制造技术，以降低生产成本并提高性能。这项新技术将通过减少电器的能源消耗来减少温室气体排放，一旦商业化，将极大地提高澳大利亚工业在世界市场上的竞争力。

This project aims to break the major barrier to commercial production of efficient electrical appliances by developing low cost high performance motor drives using new soft magnetic composite materials. Initial applications will be swimming pool/spa pump drives. Optimum material composition, novel motor topologies, intelligent variable speed drive, and motor manufacturing techniques using mould injection/compaction will be developed to reduce the production cost with improved performance in collaboration with Waterco. The new technology will contribute to reduction of greenhouse gas emission by reducing energy consumption of electrical appliances and once commercialised will greatly enhance the competitiveness of Australian industry in the world market.