학술논문

Nd–Fe–B Hydrogenation-Disproportionation-Dehydrogenation-Recombination (HDDR) Magnet for Variable Magnetic Flux Motor
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics IEEE Trans. Magn. Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on. 59(11):1-5 Nov, 2023
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic hysteresis
Magnetic domains
Saturation magnetization
Magnetic flux
Grain size
Carbon
Hydrogenation-disproportionation-dehydrogenation-recombination (HDDR)
Nd-Fe-B
permanent magnet motors
variable magnetic flux (VMF)
Language
ISSN
0018-9464
1941-0069
Abstract
The variable magnetic flux permanent magnet synchronous motor (VMF-PMSM) is one of the next-generation technologies to improve the efficiency of PMSM. VMF-PMSMs require magnets with high magnetizability and reversal curve flatness. In this work, the high carbon content (Nd0.9Sm0.1)–Fe–B hydrogenation-disproportionation-dehydrogenation-recombination (HDDR) magnet with a fine grain size $D_{50}$ of 0.562 $\mu \text{m}$ and a sharp grain size distribution ( $D_{90} - D_{10})/D_{50}$ of 0.806 was developed. Electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) analysis shows the formation of R–Fe–Ga–C and R–Fe–B–C grain boundary phase in the high carbon content HDDR magnet, which is related to densification while maintaining sub-micrometer size grains with sharp grain size distribution. First-order reversal curve (FORC) analysis and Lorentz scanning transmission electron microscopy (Lorentz-STEM) suggest that the single-domain (SD) magnetization reversal is dominant to result in high magnetizability and reversal curve flatness.