Developing a Mounting Tool for Magnetic Poles in the Stator of a new Wave Power Generator : Mounting Tool for Magnets

Abstract: At KTH Royal Institute of Technology, a novel type of transverse flux generator aimed for ocean wave energy conversion is being developed. This machine is complex to assemble, and the aim of this project was to develop a tool to aidin mounting neodymium magnets, fixed in rows, next to each otherto create a single magnetic pole. The issue at hand is the orientationof said magnets. They are assembled in such a way as to constantly repel each other, and these induced repelling forces make complete assembly by hand impossible. Simulations were conducted to determine the optimal way to mount the magnets in the desired fashion, and a 3D-model of the tool, with respective drawings was then created.