• Aircraft generator
• Analytical model
• Electrical machine design
• Generatore ad alta velocità
• Generatore per aerei
• Generatore sincrono
• High speed generator
• Modello analitico
• More electric aircraft (MEA)
• Progettazione macchine elettriche
• Synchronous generator

This master thesis, developed in collaboration with the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, provides the modeling and design of a high-speed, wound-field synchronous generator intended for aerospace applications, in line with the recent trend in the related field known as more electric aircraft (MEA).
Firstly, there is a brief overview of the on-board power systems, focusing on the main electrical loads, on the historical development of power generators and on the recent MEA trend. Then, a detailed description of the analytical models employed for the design is provided and a comparison between analytical and finite element (FE) results for an existing salient-pole synchronous generator is performed for validation purposes.The design of the high-speed wound-field synchronous generator is divided into 3 main phases:

•Starting from the technical specification, a preliminary design is carried out using a simplified numerical-analytical model;
•The resulting geometry is implemented in a more sophisticated numerical-analytical model, which allows a deeper and more accurate analysis of the electromagnetic performance keeping a low computational cost;
•A 2D FE model is built for the electromagnetic design refinement of the generator;
•A 3D FE model is built for the structural analysis of the designed generator.

The final version achieves the performance requirements initially assumed, proving that a high-speed, wound-field synchronous machine is a potential candidate for power generation purposes on-board of aircraft, which can ensure reliability and controllability levels not achievable with its permanent magnet counterpart.