Defining the Stator for Three-Phase NSSM

The stator is the outer lamination stack where the three-phase windings reside.

Double-click the icon Machine > Stator in the project tree to display the Properties window.

The Properties window contains the following fields:

Outer Diameter	Outer diameter of the stator
Inner Diameter	Inner diameter of the stator
Length	Length of the stator core
Stacking Factor	Stacking factor of the stator core
Steel Type	Steel type of the stator core; click the button to open the Select Definition window.
Number of Slots	Number of slots the stator core contains.
Slot Type	Type of slots in the stator core; click the button to open the Select Slot Type window.
Lamination Sectors	Number of lamination sectors
Pressboard Thickness	Magnetic press board thickness (enter 0 for a non-magnetic press board).
Skew Width	Skew width measured in slot number

To define general stator data:

To open the Stator Data Properties window, double-click the Machine > Stator entry in the project tree on the desktop. (You can also enter values in the Properties section of the desktop without opening a separate window.)
Enter the Outer Diameter of the stator.
Enter the Inner Diameter of the stator.
Enter the length of the stator core in the Length field.
Enter the stacking factor for the stator core in the Stacking Factor field.
Select a Steel Type for the stator core:

Click the button for Steel Type.
The Select Definition window appears.
Select a steel type from the list, or define a new steel type.
Click OK to close the Select Definition window and return to the Properties window.

Click the button for the Slot Type.
The Select Slot Type window appears.
Select a slot type (available types include 1 through 6). Slot types 1 though 4 are filled with round wire. Slot types 5 and 6 are filled with rectangular wire. If Auto Design is enabled, the software designs an optimum slot geometry; in this case, you can input the tooth width dimension, and the software determines the slot width accordingly.

Note: When you place the mouse cursor over the slot type, a schematic of the selected type appears, displaying the slot dimension variables.

Optionally, check User Defined Slot if you wish to define the slot dimensions using the Slot Editor.

Click OK to close the Select Slot Type window and return to the Properties window.

Enter the number of sectors in the Lamination Sectors field.
Enter the thickness of the magnetic press board in the Pressboard Thickness field. Enter 0 for a non-magnetic press board.
Enter the skew width, measured in slot number, in the Skew Width field.
Click OK to close the Properties window.