Thermal Analysis of the Solid Rotor Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors With Air-Cooled Hybrid Ventilation Systems

Weili Li, Zhaobin Cao, Xiaochen Zhang

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Abstract

The rotor temperature rise of high voltage linestart solid rotor permanent magnet synchronous motors (HVLSSR-PMSMs) may be too high while operating, which properly causes thermal demagnetization for permanent magnets. Therefore, it is necessary to perform the thermal investigation on HVLSSR-PMSM. In this article, a 315-kW, 6-kV HVLSSR-PMSM with the air-cooled hybrid ventilation system is studied in the view of thermal phase. The losses, obtained from the electromagnetic analyses, are applied to the thermal investigation as the distributed heat sources. Whereas, both the mathematical and the geometrical models are proposed for the three-dimensional (3-D) fluid-thermal coupled investigation, from which the fluid velocity and the temperature in motor different components are determined. Whereas, with the hybrid ventilation system, temperatures in motor different components reduce, obviously comparing with those in motor with the original cooling system. The experimental investigations are performed on prototypes in both cases, which verify the calculation results and approve the effectiveness of the proposed hybrid air cooling system as well.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1146-1156
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Volume69
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • High voltage
  • hybrid cooling system
  • permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM)
  • solid rotor
  • temperature field

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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