Combined Parameter and Shape Optimization of Electric Machines with Isogeometric Analysis

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Main Authors: Wiesheu, Michael, Komann, Theodor, Merkel, Melina, Schöps, Sebastian, Ulbrich, Stefan, Garcia, Idoia Cortes
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Published: 2023
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author Wiesheu, Michael
Komann, Theodor
Merkel, Melina
Schöps, Sebastian
Ulbrich, Stefan
Garcia, Idoia Cortes
author_facet Wiesheu, Michael
Komann, Theodor
Merkel, Melina
Schöps, Sebastian
Ulbrich, Stefan
Garcia, Idoia Cortes
contents In structural optimization, both parameters and shape are relevant for the model performance. Yet, conventional optimization techniques usually consider either parameters or the shape separately. This work addresses this problem by proposing a simple yet powerful approach to combine parameter and shape optimization in a framework using Isogeometric Analysis (IGA). The optimization employs sensitivity analysis by determining the gradients of an objective function with respect to parameters and control points that represent the geometry. The gradients with respect to the control points are calculated in an analytical way using the adjoint method, which enables straightforward shape optimization by altering of these control points. Given that a change in a single geometry parameter corresponds to modifications in multiple control points, the chain rule is employed to obtain the gradient with respect to the parameters in an efficient semi-analytical way. The presented method is exemplarily applied to nonlinear 2D magnetostatic simulations featuring a permanent magnet synchronous motor and compared to designs, which were optimized using parameter and shape optimization separately. It is numerically shown that the permanent magnet mass can be reduced and the torque ripple can be eliminated almost completely by simultaneously adjusting rotor parameters and shape. The approach allows for novel designs to be created with the potential to reduce the optimization time substantially.
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spellingShingle Combined Parameter and Shape Optimization of Electric Machines with Isogeometric Analysis
Wiesheu, Michael
Komann, Theodor
Merkel, Melina
Schöps, Sebastian
Ulbrich, Stefan
Garcia, Idoia Cortes
Optimization and Control
In structural optimization, both parameters and shape are relevant for the model performance. Yet, conventional optimization techniques usually consider either parameters or the shape separately. This work addresses this problem by proposing a simple yet powerful approach to combine parameter and shape optimization in a framework using Isogeometric Analysis (IGA). The optimization employs sensitivity analysis by determining the gradients of an objective function with respect to parameters and control points that represent the geometry. The gradients with respect to the control points are calculated in an analytical way using the adjoint method, which enables straightforward shape optimization by altering of these control points. Given that a change in a single geometry parameter corresponds to modifications in multiple control points, the chain rule is employed to obtain the gradient with respect to the parameters in an efficient semi-analytical way. The presented method is exemplarily applied to nonlinear 2D magnetostatic simulations featuring a permanent magnet synchronous motor and compared to designs, which were optimized using parameter and shape optimization separately. It is numerically shown that the permanent magnet mass can be reduced and the torque ripple can be eliminated almost completely by simultaneously adjusting rotor parameters and shape. The approach allows for novel designs to be created with the potential to reduce the optimization time substantially.
title Combined Parameter and Shape Optimization of Electric Machines with Isogeometric Analysis
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.06046