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Design and Voltage Supply of High-Speed Induction - Aaltodoc

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5.2.7 About the mechanical robustness<br />

As a last operation characteristic it should be mentioned that all the tested rotors gave no sign <strong>of</strong><br />

mechanical detoriation or fault. The 50000 1 /min <strong>and</strong> 150 °C limits for the squirrel cage rotors were<br />

adequate <strong>and</strong> higher speeds <strong>and</strong> temperature could be tested in the future.<br />

With the squirrel cage rotors, a trade-<strong>of</strong>f must be made between the maximum speed <strong>and</strong> the<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> copper in the cage. This is because the amount <strong>of</strong> copper is limited by the centrifugal<br />

forces acting on the rotor. For a certain rotational speed, the squirrel cage has to be designed so that<br />

it gives a good performance while meeting the mechanical limitations. Basically this means the<br />

selection <strong>of</strong> an optimal height, width <strong>and</strong> number for the bars. This is done in a numerical<br />

optimization case in Chapter 9.<br />

5.3 Conclusion<br />

Three different solid rotor constructions for a high-speed electric motor were tested. Two solid steel<br />

rotors with a surface mounted squirrel cage were presented <strong>and</strong> compared against a commercially<br />

used copper coated solid steel rotor.<br />

The results showed that the squirrel cage rotors could increase the utilization factor <strong>and</strong> efficiency if<br />

properly designed. In the application considered, the limiting characteristic for use <strong>of</strong> the squirrel<br />

cage rotors was the mechanical coupling <strong>of</strong> copper <strong>and</strong> steel in the rotor <strong>and</strong> thus the measurements<br />

were made at 835 Hz for a 1000 Hz drive.<br />

The squirrel cage rotors have better magnetization properties. They yielded a lower temperature rise<br />

for the stator winding, a smaller input current <strong>and</strong> a better power factor. The copper coated solid<br />

steel rotor had the smallest rotor <strong>and</strong> total loss <strong>and</strong> best efficiency at maximum load. Also, the<br />

copper coated rotor has a mechanical advantage. The full potential <strong>of</strong> the 1000 Hz drive could not<br />

be reached with the squirrel cage rotors because <strong>of</strong> the mechanical limits. Only a properly designed<br />

squirrel cage rotor will have an electromagnetic advantage at the high speed/power range.<br />

Because the differences in performance were relatively small, it is hard to make any definitive<br />

judgment. The stator <strong>and</strong> rotor constructions were not optimized together or separately. It is perhaps<br />

safe to say that both approaches have possibilities. A properly designed squirrel cage rotor could be<br />

an electromagnetically better option, especially at a lower speed range. The coated rotor should<br />

probably be emphasized at higher speeds because it is mechanically stronger.<br />

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