• DocumentCode
    2851847
  • Title

    Finite element modelling of thermal contact resistances and insulation layers in electrical machines

  • Author

    Driesen, Johan ; Belmans, Ronnie ; Hameyer, Kay

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Katholieke Univ., Leuven, Belgium
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    36281
  • Firstpage
    222
  • Lastpage
    224
  • Abstract
    Small transition layers with a significant temperature drop, such as thermal contact resistances and thin insulation layers, are difficult to represent in thermal finite element models of electrical machines. A new approach using mesh cuts and duplicated nodes at the thin layer position is derived and discussed. Practical examples demonstrate the features of the methods used
  • Keywords
    contact resistance; electric machines; finite element analysis; machine insulation; machine theory; thermal analysis; duplicated nodes; eddy currents; electrical machines; electrothermal effects; finite element modelling; insulation layers; mesh cuts; temperature drop; thermal contact resistances; thermal finite element models; thin layer position; thin layer thermal boundaries; Conducting materials; Contact resistance; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Finite element methods; Iron; Magnets; Shafts; Stators; Temperature dependence; Thermal resistance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electric Machines and Drives, 1999. International Conference IEMD '99
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5293-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMDC.1999.769077
  • Filename
    769077