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Influence of the Preformed Coil Design on the Thermal Behavior of Electric Traction Machines

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  • Benedikt Groschup

    (Institute of Electrical Machines (IEM), RWTH Aachen University, Schinkelstraße 4, 52062 Aachen, Germany)

  • Florian Pauli

    (Institute of Electrical Machines (IEM), RWTH Aachen University, Schinkelstraße 4, 52062 Aachen, Germany)

  • Kay Hameyer

    (Institute of Electrical Machines (IEM), RWTH Aachen University, Schinkelstraße 4, 52062 Aachen, Germany)

Abstract

Preformed coils are used in electrical machines to improve the copper slot fill factor. A higher utilization of the machine can be realized. The improvement is a result of both, low copper losses due to the increased slot fill factor and an improved heat transition out of the slot. In this study, the influence of these two aspects on the operational improvement of the machine is studied. Detailed simulation models allow a separation of the two effects. A preform wound winding in comparison to a round wire winding is studied. Full machine prototypes as well as motorettes of the two designs are built up. Thermal finite element models of the stator slot are developed and parameterized with the help of motorette microsections. The resulting thermal lumped parameter model is enlarged to represent the entire electric machine. Electromagnetic finite element models for loss calculation and the thermal lumped parameter models are parameterized using test bench measurements. The developed models show very good agreement in comparison to the test bench evaluation. The study indicates that both, the improvements in the heat transition path and the advantages of the reduced losses in the slot contribute to the improved operational range in dependency of the studied operational point.

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  • Benedikt Groschup & Florian Pauli & Kay Hameyer, 2021. "Influence of the Preformed Coil Design on the Thermal Behavior of Electric Traction Machines," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:4:p:959-:d:497877
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    1. Minhyeok Lee & Yunkyung Hwang & Kwanghee Nam, 2021. "Torque Ripple Minimizing of Uniform Slot Machines with Delta Rotor via Subdomain Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-18, November.

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