Abstract. In this paper, a new type of interior composite-rotor bearingless permanent magnet synchronous motors (BPMSMs) with two layer permanent magnets (PMs) is proposed. In order to reduce the torque ripple of this kind of motors, the sizes of PMs are optimized. Moreover, the magnetic field analysis of the interior composite-rotor BPMSM with two layer PMs is carried out by the finite element method (FEM). The corresponding static electronic magnetic characteristics at no load, including magnetic field, PM flux linkage and inductance, are studied in detail. In addition, electromagnetic torque characteristics and suspension force characteristics are also investigated thoroughly. The results of the analysis and simulation lay a significant foundation for further research on the interior composite-rotor BPMSMs with two layer PMs.Key words: bearingless motor, permanent magnet motor, finite element analysis, cogging torque, static electromagnetic characteristics.Design and analysis of interior composite-rotor bearingless permanent magnet synchronous motors with two layer permanent magnets In this paper, an interior composite-rotor BPMSM with two layer PMs is proposed. Then the electromagnetic characteristic of the proposed motor is analyzed by employing the finite element method (FEM) [20], which is used for the optimization of the motor. In Section 2, the suspension principle of proposed motor with two pole pairs of suspension windings and three pole pairs of suspension windings is introduced. In Section 3, the process of optimization based on the size of permanent magnets (PMs) is proposed, as well as the principle of optimization reducing the cogging torque and increasing the suspension force. In Section 4, the finite element model, plot mesh and prototype parameters are presented. Then the basic electromagnetic characteristics at no load including PM flux linkage, magnetic field and inductance of the proposed machine are analyzed. In Section 5, the electromagnetic characteristics are investigated. In Section 6, the suspension force characteristics are analyzed. Finally, Section 7 summarizes the paper.
Suspension principleFor generating the suspension force and electromagnetic torque simultaneously, in the BPMSMs, the torque windings and suspension windings are wound together in the same stator slots. Suppose the pole pair number and current frequency of torque windings is P T and ω T . The pole pair number and current frequency of