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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)

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