A New Type of Capacitive Machine

The paper proposes a new type of the synchronous capacitive machine operated on a principle of the electric field effect. The proposed machine has smaller size and lighter weight than the standard electromagnetic synchronous machines with the same rated parameters. Another important advantage is a simple structure of the machine, which simplifies the production process and reduces the costs of the motor. The paper also presents extensive simulation results of the proposed capacitive machine. The simulation results show that the proposed machine is able to reach the same power output as the electromagnetic machines.

[1]  K. Matsuzaki,et al.  Comparison of electrostatic and electromagnetic motors based on fabrication and performance criteria , 1994, 1994 5th International Symposium on Micro Machine and Human Science Proceedings.

[2]  J. Montiel-Nelson,et al.  Analysis and modeling of an electrostatic induction micromotor , 2008, 2008 18th International Conference on Electrical Machines.

[3]  A. Vahedi,et al.  Study torque ripple of the side-drive electrostatic micromotor , 2004, 39th International Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2004. UPEC 2004..

[4]  H. Fujita,et al.  Modal analysis and modeling of a frictionless electrostatic rotary stepper micromotor , 2011, 2011 IEEE 24th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems.

[5]  Y. Hojjat,et al.  Electrostatic rotation of Plexiglas disc supported on air bearing , 2007, 2007 14th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice.

[6]  A. D. Moore Electrostatics and its applications , 1973 .