Design of a 50.000-r/min Synchronous Reluctance Machine for an Aeronautic Diesel Engine Compressor

This paper describes the design procedure followed to realize a high-speed synchronous reluctance machine for aeronautical application. The attention is mainly focused on the rotor design that is the most critical part of any synchronous reluctance machine; in particular for high-speed applications. After a preliminary optimization of the rotor geometry, a multiphysical design that considered mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic properties was developed. The main steps of the design procedure together with an extensive analysis of the final design are presented here. Two prototypes have been realized using different rotor lamination materials in order to validate the design procedure.