“…Permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) are widely used because of their many advantages such as maintenance‐free operation, high controllability, robustness against adverse environmental conditions, high efficiency, and high power‐factor operation . Recently, there has been a great demand for energy saving because of environmental problems; thus, highly efficient motors are in demand in various fields . This, along with the development of high‐performance rare earth (RE) permanent magnets (PMs, usually Nd–Fe–B), has expanded the application fields of PMSMs, such as factory automation, home appliances, and automobiles .…”