%K Design and modeling; Extensive simulations; Household refrigerators; Linear permanent magnet; Magnetic-field intensity; Positive displacement; quasi-Halbach; Static characteristic, AC motors; Compressors; Design; Finite element method; Industrial applications; Linear motors; Magnetic flux; Refrigerators, Reciprocating compressors %C Langkawi %O cited By 17; Conference of 2013 IEEE Business Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium, BEIAC 2013 ; Conference Date: 7 April 2013 Through 9 April 2013; Conference Code:98689 %P 634-639 %D 2013 %L scholars3471 %X In this paper, three novel designs of linear permanent magnet motors (LPMM) having moving magnets armature, are proposed for driving a direct drive linear reciprocating compressor in household refrigerator. The designs are then compared, including the configurations and static characteristics based on finite element analysis (FEA). In contrast to a conventional reciprocating compressor, a direct-drive linear compressor in which the piston is driven directly by a linear motor (LM) and resonant springs is considered a positive displacement. The analysis on performance of LPMM using the proposed designs is carried out on the magnetic flux-lines, magnetic field intensity, magnetic flux density, back-EMF and thrust force. The extensive simulation results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed designs. © 2013 IEEE. %R 10.1109/BEIAC.2013.6560207 %J BEIAC 2013 - 2013 IEEE Business Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium %T Design and modeling of a single-phase linear permanent magnet motor for household refrigerator applications %A I.I. Abdalla %A T. Ibrahim %A N.M. Nor