Magnetic Material for Motor Drive Systems: Fusion Technology of Electromagnetic Fields (Engineering Materials)

This book focuses on how to use magnetic material usefully for electrical motor drive system, especially electrical vehicles and power electronics. The contents have been selected in such a way that engineers in other fields might find some of the ideas difficult to grasp, but they can easily acquire a general or basic understanding of related concepts if they acquire even a rudimentary understanding of the selected contents.

The cutting-edge technologies of magnetism are also explained. From the fundamental theory of magnetism to material, equipment, and applications, readers can understand the underlying concepts. Therefore, a new electric vehicle from the point of view of magnetic materials or a new magnetic material from the point of a view of electric vehicles can be envisioned: that is, magnetic material for motor drive systems based on fusion technology of an electromagnetic field. 

Magnetic material alone does not make up an electric vehicle, of course. Other components such as mechanical structure material, semiconductors, fuel cells, and electrically conductive material are important, and they are difficult to achieve. However, magnetic material involves one of the most important key technologies, and there are high expectations for its use in the future. It will be the future standard for motor-drive system researchers and of magneticmaterial researchers as well. This book is a first step in that direction. 

Keisuke Fujisaki (S'82–M’83–SM'02, IEEE) received the B. Eng., degree in electronics engineering from the Faculty of  Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1981 and M.Eng., and Dr.Eng. degrees from Graduate school of the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1983 and 1986, respectively. From 1986 to 1991, he conducted research on electromagnetic force applications to steel-making plants at the Ohita Works, Nippon Steel Corporation. From 1991 to 2010, he has been with the Technical Development Bureau, Nippon Steel Corporation, Futtsu, Japan. Since 2010, he was a professor of Toyota Technological Institute. His current scientific interests are magnetic multi-scale, electromagnetic multi-physics, high efficient motor drive system, electrical motor, and power electronics. In 2002–2003, he was a Visiting Professor at Ohita University. In 2003-2009, he was a Visiting Professor at Tohoku University. Dr. Fujisaki received the Outstanding Prize Paper Award at the Metal Industry Committee sessions of the 2002 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting.