TY - JOUR N2 - In the paper, methodologies for the magnetic field simulation in an axial flux permanent magnet coreless (AFPMC) motor have been proposed and discussed. Two approaches have been considered and investigated, both based on representing the 3D field distribution by superimposing axisymmetric 2D patterns. The first of studied approaches applies directly to the Biot-Savart law while the second uses a 2D axisymmetric finite element method. The selected results of magnetic field distributions and electromagnetic torque characteristics for the considered AFPMC motor have been presented and compared with results obtained using the commercial FEM package 'Maxwell'. The elaborated algorithms have been incorporated into the design routines allowing multi-parameter optimisation of the considered motor construction. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/102162/PDF/DOI%2010.1515aee-2016-0043.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/102162 PY - 2016 IS - No 3 September EP - 611 DO - 10.1515/aee-2016-0043 KW - axial flux permanent magnet motor KW - Biot-Savart law KW - finite element analysis KW - magnetic fields KW - superposition principle KW - genetic algorithm A1 - Wojciechowski, RafaƂ M. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 65 DA - 2016 T1 - Analysis and optimisation of an axial flux permanent magnet coreless motor based on the field model using the superposition principle and genetic algorithm SP - 601 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/102162 T2 - Archives of Electrical Engineering ER -