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Design and Voltage Supply of High-Speed Induction - Aaltodoc

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The copper coated solid steel rotor is similar to the rotor used for the 65 kW compressor drive<br />

presented in the previous chapter. The circumferential speed at 60000 1 /min is 280 m /s. As mentioned<br />

in Section 3.5, a maximum speed <strong>of</strong> 50000 1 /min was specified for the squirrel cage rotors. Thus, the<br />

comparison was made at 50100 1 /min, the circumferential speed being 235 m /s. Even at this speed, the<br />

use <strong>of</strong> a laminated squirrel cage rotor is not possible. Reasons for this were discussed in Chapter 3.<br />

5.1 Measurement setup<br />

In the comparison, two similar high-speed motors were used. The motors were coupled <strong>and</strong> the<br />

other motor worked as a motor tested <strong>and</strong> the other as a load machine, i.e., a generator. Both<br />

machines were connected to a VACON CX 90 (90 kW, 210 A) VSI supply. The DC-links <strong>of</strong> the<br />

frequency converters were connected together. With this kind <strong>of</strong> a set-up, only the power loss was<br />

taken from the grid. The set-up was kept the same <strong>and</strong> only the rotors were changed during the<br />

comparison. Fig. 5.2 shows a schematic diagram <strong>of</strong> the measurement setup.<br />

The AMB system was fed separately via UPS so that in an event <strong>of</strong> electricity blackout the bearing<br />

system would have stayed operational. This arrangement was done only for research purposes as in<br />

real applications the bearing system gets its power from the DC-link <strong>of</strong> the inverter. With this set-up<br />

the total power consumption <strong>of</strong> the bearing system could be measured. A set <strong>of</strong> measurement points<br />

was taken at zero speed <strong>and</strong> up to 835 Hz. The level <strong>of</strong> loading did not have any effect on the power<br />

Synchronous<br />

generator<br />

NORMA<br />

D 6100<br />

Uin Iin Pin fin PC<br />

50 Hz<br />

PC<br />

VACON CX 90<br />

Rectifier<br />

DC link<br />

PC<br />

=<br />

=<br />

Rectifier<br />

DC link<br />

VACON CX 90<br />

Fluke<br />

8842A<br />

U d<br />

PC<br />

IGBT<br />

=<br />

PC<br />

NORMA<br />

D 6100<br />

Uin Iin Pin fin Battery<br />

=<br />

Fluke<br />

8842A<br />

U in<br />

Switch<br />

HP<br />

5316B<br />

rpm<br />

AMB<br />

motor<br />

PC = AMB<br />

generator<br />

Uin Iin NORMA<br />

IGBT<br />

Pin fin D 6100<br />

PC<br />

PC<br />

PC<br />

53<br />

Honeywell<br />

DPR 3000<br />

Tambient Tthermocouples Fig. 5.2 Schematic diagram <strong>of</strong> the measurement setup. NORMAs use three-watt meter method.<br />

Currents are measured with shunts. Setup is controlled with a PC, using IEEE 488 bus.

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