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The design of a magnetic field source that can switch from a high field to a low field configuration by rotation by $90^\circ$ of a set of iron pieces is investigated using topology optimization. A Halbach cylinder is considered as the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-01-11 R. Bjørk , A. R. Insinga

In the current industry, the development of optimized mechanical components able to satisfy the customer requirements evolves quickly. Therefore, companies are asked for efficient solutions to improve their products in terms of stiffness…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-07-31 Rafael Merli , Antolín Martínez-Martínez , Juan José Ródenas , Marc Bosch-Galera , Enrique Nadal

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs) are widely employed in high-performance drive systems owing to their high efficiency and power density. However, nonlinear dynamics, parameter uncertainties, and load disturbances complicate their…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-09 Mubarak Badamasi Aremu , Abdullah Ajasa , Ali Nasir

The possibility of selecting magnetic space groups by orienting the magnetization direction or tuning magnetic orders offers a vast playground for engineering symmetry protected topological phases in magnetic materials. In this work, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-11 Ilyoun Na , Marc Vila , Sinéad M. Griffin

In neutron interferometric experiments using polarized neutrons coherent spin-rotation control is required. In this letter we present a new method for Larmor spin-rotation around an axis parallel to the outer guide field using topology…

Topology optimization (TO) of 3D surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates faces challenges in managing field singularities and modeling orientation-averaged anisotropic molecules. We present 3D TO for manufacturable SERS…

In this paper two formulations for the robust optimization of the size of the permanent magnet in a synchronous machine are discussed. The optimization is constrained by a partial differential equation to describe the electromagnetic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-07 Zeger Bontinck , Oliver Lass , Sebastian Schöps , Stefan Ulbrich , Oliver Rain

In this study, a new approach based on adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) is proposed to control permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs). The objective of this paper is to control the torque and consequently the speed of a PMSM when an…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-19 Ataollah Gogani Khiabani , Ali Heydari

In this paper, we address the problem of finding current waveforms for a switched reluctance motor that minimize a user-defined combination of torque ripple and RMS current. The motor model we use is fairly general, and includes magnetic…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2016-01-18 Nicholas Moehle , Stephen Boyd

Topology optimization produces designs with intricate geometries and complex topologies that require advanced manufacturing techniques such as additive manufacturing (AM). However, insufficient consideration of manufacturability during the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Seungheon Shin , Byeonghyeon Goh , Youngtaek Oh , Hayoung Chung

Monitoring the magnet temperature in permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) for automotive applications is a challenging task for several decades now, as signal injection or sensor-based methods still prove unfeasible in a commercial…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-01-27 Wilhelm Kirchgässner , Oliver Wallscheid , Joachim Böcker

In the search for more efficient and less environmentally harmful cooling technologies, the field of magnetocalorics is considered a promising alternative. To generate cooling spans, rotating permanent magnet assemblies are used to…

Heavy metals with strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC) have been employed to generate spin current to control the magnetization dynamics by spin-orbit torque (SOT). Magnetic tunnel junction based on SOT (SOT-MTJ) is a promising application with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-05-15 Jiaqi Zhou , Weisheng Zhao , Kaihua Cao , Shouzhong Peng , Zilu Wang , Arnaud Bournel

Designing high-performance electric machines that maintain their efficiency and reliability under uncertain material and operating conditions is crucial for industrial applications. In this paper, we present a novel framework for robust…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-08 Peter Gangl , Theodor Komann , Nepomuk Krenn , Stefan Ulbrich

We introduce an efficient and scalable method for density-based multi-material topology optimization, integrating classical mirror descent techniques with point-wise polytopal design constraints. Such constraints arise naturally in this…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-15 Peter Gangl , Brendan Keith , Dohyun Kim , Boyan S. Lazarov , Thomas M. Surowiec

The need for optimized structures with good mechanical performance for the minimum weight is common in industry. Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization (SIMP) is a Topology Optimization (TO) method offering a trade-off between minimum…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-28 Luis Irastorza-Valera , Ricardo Larraínzar-Garijo , Javier Montoya-Adárraga , Luis Saucedo-Mora

A long-standing challenge is designing multi-scale structures with good connectivity between cells while optimizing each cell to reach close to the theoretical performance limit. We propose a new method for direct multi-scale topology…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Hongrui Chen , Xingchen Liu , Levent Burak Kara

We introduce a topology optimization method to design permanent magnets for advanced stellarators. Recent researches show that permanent magnets have great potentials to simplify stellarator coils. We adopt state-of-the-art numerical…

Micro-structured materials consisting of an array of microstructures are engineered to provide the specific material properties. This present work investigates the design of cellular materials under the framework of level set, so as to…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-11-13 Jie Gao , Hao Li , Zhen Luo , Liang Gao , Peigen Li

The concept of perpendicular shape anisotropy spin-transfer torque magnetic random-access memory (PSA-STT-MRAM) consists in increasing the storage layer thickness to values comparable to the cell diameter, to induce a perpendicular shape…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-18 N. Caçoilo , S. Lequeux , B. M. S. Teixeira , B. Dieny , R. C. Sousa , N. A. Sobolev , O. Fruchart , I. L. Prejbeanu , L. D. Buda-Prejbeanu