Abstract
Conference Title: 2014 International Conference on Electrical Sciences and Technologies in Maghreb (CISTEM) Conference Start Date: 2014, Nov. 3 Conference End Date: 2014, Nov. 6 Conference Location: Tunis, Tunisia This paper deals with the development of an RC thermal model of a radial permanent magnets synchronous motor dedicated to the traction of an electric vehicle. Temperatures in different levels of the machine are so determined and obtained results are validated through a comparison with respect to ones obtained by finite elements calculation. It has been found that established model gives satisfying values at steady state and has to be reviewed in transient regime.