Title :
Transient thermal analysis of the conical rotor motor using LPTN and Finite Volume Method
Author :
Guo, B. ; Huang, Y. ; Dong, J. ; Zhou, T.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Southeast Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
For this investigation, the conical rotor motor of total enclosed fan cooling (TEFC) with complexity geometry is taken as a typical example . The air flow between the fins caused by the centrifugal fan embedded at the ending bearing is uncertain, thus the 3D finite volume method (FVM) model is build to estimate the flow rate and conditions, shown in Fig. 1, and then the lumped parameter thermal network (LPTN) model of the conical rotor motor is proposed to calculate the temperature performance both in steady-state and dynamic simulation . In addition, the feedback is used to correct temperature dependent losses . Finally, the steady-state results calculated by LPTN model is verified by 3D-FVM and good agreements are achieved .
Keywords :
cooling; electric motors; finite volume methods; lumped parameter networks; rotors; thermal analysis; air flow; centrifugal fan; complexity geometry; conical rotor motor; dynamic simulation; ending bearing; finite volume method; flow rate; lumped parameter thermal network; steady-state simulation; total enclosed fan cooling; transient thermal analysis; Atmospheric modeling; Computational modeling; Heat transfer; Integrated circuit modeling; Permanent magnet motors; Rotors; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference (INTERMAG), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7321-7
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2015.7157385