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Field guide / Axial Flux Studio

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Practical notes for designing, solving and reading an axial-flux machine.

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Windows · 0.1 series

Axial Flux Studio / Field guide

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Choose a study

Connect your engineering question to a workflow, its checks and its evidence.

Printing keeps the current diagram selections and checklist state. Select the views you need before printing or saving as PDF.

On this pageStart with the questionSeparate screening from a field resultMatch angular coverage to the outputCheck the route before planning heat or importsKeep the result and its limits together

Screen a concept before spending solver time.

Start from the architecture and a consistent power, torque and speed target.

  1. Define and size

    Choose the axial stack, then inspect dimensions, winding fit and drive assumptions.

    Size a machine →
  2. Screen variants

    Use Sweep to compare feasible candidates at a fast tier. Keep infeasible windings out of the front.

    Read the screening workflow →
  3. Solve a candidate

    Save the design and run a small field study before increasing resolution or study scope.

    Follow the first-study recipe →
Before drawing a conclusion

A sizing or Pareto result is an estimate, not a solved machine or a qualified continuous rating.

Review the reference comparisons →

Development workflow · Check Windows release availability →

01Start with the question

Use the navigator above to choose an investigation. It links the design workflow, study conditions and interpretation checks; it does not run a calculation or choose settings for your machine.

If this is your first session, follow one no-load field study on an unchanged built-in example. Learn to inspect its inputs and completion status before expanding the study.

02Separate screening from a field result

Sizing and broad sweeps help choose feasible candidates. Save a candidate, inspect winding fit and drive assumptions, then decide what needs a field calculation. A promising Pareto point is a screening result; it has not inherited the evidence of a reference design.

Read your first machine for the design sequence and solver fidelity for the model boundaries.

03Match angular coverage to the output

A single no-load position can provide a field and linkage sample. No-load cogging, a back-EMF waveform, mean torque and loaded ripple require relevant angular variation and sampling. A mean flux map does not contain rotor-angle harmonics.

For loaded work, check the rotor d-axis and current conventions. Keep angular and mesh checks with any ripple claim.

04Check the route before planning heat or imports

Thermal capabilities depend on the chosen route. Distinguish loss inputs, heat placement, cooling assumptions and coupled feedback; use Follow the heat.

For CAD, role assignments and successful preparation come before the field study. Read the import route limits, including the differences between the development build and packaged candidate.

05Keep the result and its limits together

Record the machine, build, backend, study type, mesh, sampling, excitation and material temperatures. Check warnings and whether the compared quantities have the same units and conditions. See results with context.

If the workflow is unavailable, check release status and troubleshooting. Missing or unresolved outputs are not zero-valued results.