Design and Voltage Supply of High-Speed Induction - Aaltodoc
Design and Voltage Supply of High-Speed Induction - Aaltodoc
Design and Voltage Supply of High-Speed Induction - Aaltodoc
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gap <strong>of</strong> 1 mm would yield an effective length <strong>of</strong> 102 mm. More accurate solutions are discussed in<br />
the literature. Flack <strong>and</strong> Knight (2000) discuss several methods that can be used to model the radial<br />
ventilation ducts for large induction motors, from Carter’s correction factor approach to full 3D<br />
models. The results were interesting as they pointed out that an analytical equation based on<br />
Carter’s correction factor could yield almost the same results as a 3D FEM.<br />
In the high-speed motors considered in this study, the flux fringing effect is strong. This is because<br />
the motors are relatively short compared to the air gap. For the copper coated rotor, this is<br />
especially important, as the iron-to-iron air gap is even larger. This was seen in Table 2.3. In<br />
addition, the use <strong>of</strong> a radial cooling duct in the stator doubles the flux fringing regions.<br />
Usually, the effective length is calculated so that the average flux density <strong>of</strong> the fringed flux, normal<br />
to the stator <strong>and</strong> rotor surface, corresponds to the constant flux density in the region where the flux<br />
has only the normal component:<br />
l<br />
eff<br />
( B n)<br />
∫ ⋅ dl<br />
3D<br />
=<br />
Bdl<br />
l<br />
∫<br />
2D<br />
2D<br />
, (7.4)<br />
where n is the unit vector normal to the integration path. This definition for the effective length<br />
should give a good estimation for an air gap permeance <strong>and</strong> the magnetization reactance.<br />
Estimation <strong>of</strong> torque per slip characteristic is important for solid steel rotors. A low slip operation is<br />
needed in order to avoid extensive saturation <strong>and</strong> iron loss in the rotor. The problem in the<br />
calculation <strong>of</strong> effective length is that the magnetization reluctance <strong>and</strong> the torque cannot be correct<br />
at the same time. The air gap torque depends on the square <strong>of</strong> the flux density (Arkkio 1987):<br />
l<br />
Te =<br />
rBrBϕ<br />
dS<br />
, (7.5)<br />
0<br />
( ) ∫<br />
eff<br />
r − r<br />
s<br />
r<br />
Sag<br />
where µ0 is the permeability <strong>of</strong> vacuum <strong>and</strong> rs <strong>and</strong> rr are outer <strong>and</strong> inner radii <strong>of</strong> the air gap,<br />
respectively. Br <strong>and</strong> Bϕ are radial <strong>and</strong> tangential components <strong>of</strong> magnetic flux density, respectively.<br />
The linear averaging gives values which are too large for leff. If a more accurate estimation for the<br />
air gap torque is needed, the effective length has to be calculated as proportional to the average <strong>of</strong><br />
the square <strong>of</strong> the flux density:<br />
l eff<br />
=<br />
3D<br />
( B n)<br />
∫ ⋅<br />
∫<br />
2D<br />
B<br />
2<br />
2<br />
dl<br />
dl<br />
l<br />
2D<br />
83<br />
(7.6)