Design of a calorimeter for induction machine efficiency measurement by CFD modeling

He Zhang, Pericle Zanchetta, Chris Gerada, Wenping Cao, Keith Bradley

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Abstract

This paper introduces a novel design of an open air type calorimeter for testing induction machines rated up to 30kW. Developing a reliable design is much more difficult than it initially appears. This is one reason why calorimeters are not generally used for Standard tests. This paper demonstrates the degree of care required to define a precise calorimeter and attempts to construct a design for a general-purpose calorimeter. In this design, a novel Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model of a calorimeter is proposed to investigate in detail the construction of this calorimeter and shows the improvements over the existing design at the University of Nottingham [1] based on simulations and tests.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - IECON 2010, 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Pages817-822
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2010 - Glendale, AZ, United States
Duration: 7 Nov 201010 Nov 2010

Publication series

NameIECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Conference

Conference36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityGlendale, AZ
Period7/11/1010/11/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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